Our second day in Spain we drove north of Madrid to the little town of Patones de Arriba. Destroyed during the war, there are a handful of restaurants and mostly steep streets made of slate along with stacks of rock that used to be homes.
We had a delicious lunch and then drove back through Madrid to El Escorial, one of the historical residences of the King of Spain. Today it functions as a monastery, among other things.
A beautiful sunset from El Escorial
We walked over to the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial for churros con chocolate. This is exactly what it sounds like: churros dipped in warm chocolate. We need this in the US!!
As we were leaving for the night I caught these great shots of El Escorial
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