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The line to get tickets snaked around the park, we had to stand in a light rain. Within 30 minutes of waiting we bought our tickets for €15 each and entered the museum.
Robert would not stand still - he used the time to stretch his old tired and tight muscles.
The museum was overwhelming in size! So much to see, there was no order and we could not see it all. There were 3 floors with multiple rooms full of Art to see, beautiful paintings by the masters everywhere. A feast for the eyes.... Goya, El Greco, Rembrandt, and others dating back over 500 years.
I would say we saw about 70% of the museum in the 4 hours we spent walking around. NO pictures were allowed inside, but Carmen forced me to sneak in a selfie in the stairways just like the photo we took at the MET in New York.
Now tired we headed back to the hotel and rested then went out for evening dinner and more walking around. Carmen bought herself some pants and a shirt, because all her clothes from the Camino were worn out. I had started to leave clothes behind that I did not want to take back on the plane.
We loved walking the streets near El Prado, with many of the main streets closed off to car traffic for Sunday walks, so much to see , so much to stimulate us.
Robert would not stand still - he used the time to stretch his old tired and tight muscles.
The museum was overwhelming in size! So much to see, there was no order and we could not see it all. There were 3 floors with multiple rooms full of Art to see, beautiful paintings by the masters everywhere. A feast for the eyes.... Goya, El Greco, Rembrandt, and others dating back over 500 years.
I would say we saw about 70% of the museum in the 4 hours we spent walking around. NO pictures were allowed inside, but Carmen forced me to sneak in a selfie in the stairways just like the photo we took at the MET in New York.
Now tired we headed back to the hotel and rested then went out for evening dinner and more walking around. Carmen bought herself some pants and a shirt, because all her clothes from the Camino were worn out. I had started to leave clothes behind that I did not want to take back on the plane.
We loved walking the streets near El Prado, with many of the main streets closed off to car traffic for Sunday walks, so much to see , so much to stimulate us.