It’s Day 2 of “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” and this morning Señor Lauer woke up in Madrid, Spain, otherwise known as page 266 (for all you armchair travelers!) in the new 1000 Places to See Before You Die.
Ernest Hemingway has said of Madrid, It has none of the look that you expect of Spain….Yet when you get to know it, it is the most Spanish of all cities, the best to live in, the finest people, month in, month out the finest climate. By day, it’s an elegant, formal city of museums (featuring work by Spanish artists Miró, Dalí, Juan Gris, and Antoni Tàpies — as well as Alexander Calder, Man Ray, and Jean Dubuffet), palaces (visit what was the royal residence from 1764 to 1931!), and tapas (yum!). At night, the city comes alive — giving New York City, aka “the city that never sleeps,” a run for its money.
This morning, Matt confessed that he had to change his travel itinerary due to weather conditions, which makes me want to scour the global weather map to see what locations might have been affected by severe weather — any guesses where he might end up later this week? Our own Patricia Schultz placed her guesses (rather, her recommended itinerary!) yesterday. Stay tuned to see if any of those destinations show up later this week — until then, we’ll be following along in the book!
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