After Portugal, we continued eastward to Spain. We chose three places (Madrid, Granada, Barcelona), each offering its own unique history, culture, food, and language, while undoubtedly being a part of the mosaic of greater Spain.   Our first stop was Spain’s capital city, Madrid. We were there for only a few days but in this short time we grew to love the place. We arrived with the presumption that this would be like any other cosmopolitan city and therefore we should just hit a few of the must-sees like the Prado and then book it out of town. Boy were we ever mistaken! Madrid was not a typical bustling city like we imagined. It was a combination of classy and quaint. Although it is…