Day 2 - Madrid to Santander

The kids and I woke up this morning at 11am to Chris returning from his run :) He had run the streets of Madrid and Retiro Park...and since he knew we wouldn't make it before we had to leave, he took pictures!! Below are some of the shots he got while out on his run...

When Chris got back, we gathered up our stuff, put on our Spain shirts...

...and headed down to our included hotel breakfast. More ham, tomatoes, bread, cheese and some new yummy pastries. We got to eat right by the window - open to the outdoors. So fun!

It really was a super cool hotel...we recommend it to everyone traveling to Madrid!

Then it was time to get to our train. We stopped by a highly recommended pastry shop in Puerta del Sol on our way out of town...and left Zoe with the bags out front while we got some treats for the trip.

Then we hopped aboard a Metro...

...to get us to our Renfe train...

On our 4.5 hour train ride, we had time to read, eat our treats (so yummy!) and do some serious sightseeing out the window. So beautiful!

Upon arriving in Santander, we grabbed a taxi to take us to our hotel. Santander instantly felt more "us." More Hilton Head, less New York City - although truly, is unlike anyplace I've ever been before.

Hotel Hoyuela is awesome! We're looking forward to spending the next six nights here...

We're headed out to cheer on Spain in the Euros 2012 finals - planning to watch at a bar with the locals. I hope to add more later when everyone else is sleeping...for now, I'll leave you with the view from our room... XOXO, Benderz