We are off to Madrid, Spain.
After a morning of shopping at the various street markets in Florence, we left town on a short flight (2 hours) to Madrid, Spain. Unfortunately, Karen’s suitcase did not want to leave, so it stayed behind. This created a little worry and the need for some shopping in Madrid, but it did manage to catch up with us the following day. Our evening in Madrid started with some traditional Spanish food and drink. We had dinner at the Museo del Jamon (a popular restaurant chain called the museum of ham), Karen and I enjoyed some Sangria, and Kelsey and Lindsey had their first churros con chocolate (a fried dough treat that you dip in a cup of liquid chocolate, and yes, you do eat or drink the chocolate when you are done with your churros.)
Kelsey with her first churros con chocolate of our trip.
Our first week together in Italy was very enjoyable. As with any family vacation, we all had our moments of being tired, hungry, and little impatient, but overall it was a wonderful time. One of the things that I always find interesting is that when we spend time together on an extended vacation we start to develop catch phrases that we start to use frequently, bringing back a memory of a specific time or place. When you see Kelsey or Lindsey you can ask them about our hand signal that we have had “Enough,” “Zechariah,” or our 1-2-3 system of crossing streets without crossing signals.
Hammond Adventures 