Madrid is about the art. The art of urban living.

Never having been to Madrid, we did some planning but decided to approach the city the big euro city like an empty canvas we would paint exp[eeiences on. But quickly, and mostly due to the not-too-central fabulous AirBnB we stayed at, the city took on the proper mix of off-season tourism and exploring our neighborhood — especially our street, Calle Maria de Blanca.

Let’s start with some declarations.

Madrid is a city of empires. And the people seem to be very aware of it,

Madrid is a city whose Catholic history is present.

Great food lurked and like most tourist cities, too wide a range of quality for comfort. This was at a street cafe for lunch, near the Prado. Sardines, artichokes, potatoes, egg…