Day 23 - Pastry!

Yesterday I had gotten up earlier than Hector and Philip so I decided to go for a stroll outside to not wake the two of them and to kill some time.  I had remembered Philip telling me about a pastry shop (la pastelería) that Hector had taken him to that was supposedly the best one in the area.  And, in Madrid there are plenty of them!  Spaniards apparently enjoy their sweets. 

One thing I've been surprised by is how well made the pastries are here.  I'd say they are on par with the French.  I hadn't realized how much they value their art of baking here.

As you can see from these photos, there were many choices and the decision was challenging. 

In any case, I made a selection of an apple tart pastry and Philip and I enjoyed it over some great American coffee.


We're not yet sure what the remainder of our day will be as we're both still recovering from not feeling well for most of the week.  So, we might just lounge around.  I'll let you know later!

UPDATE:  3pm - Philip is not feeling well again today - it seems like one of the two of us has something every day!  It seems to have been something he ate yesterday.  So, I'm using Rosetta Stone to listen to stories en Español to improve my listening skills.  So far it isn't working!