We decided to visit Madrid for New Year, a city neither of us knew. The weather was cold but dry with bright sunshine throughout our stay. The food was impressive and it was a surprise to learn that Madrid has the second largest fish market in the world, odd given it is nowhere near the sea.
We walked the city, which is easy to do, visiting the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofia museums as well as a walk around the Palace area. This included the rooftop of the recently restored Art Deco hotel, Rui Plaza, including its glass bridge 26 floors up.
On New Year’s Eve we had dinner in our hotel, which finished just before midnight enabling us to join the Spanish tradition of the Twelve Grapes to the chimes of the post office clock in Puerto Sol (although we were a few minutes away we watched in from the comfort of the hotel bar on TV !).
Shilli-Fully Travels 