I am back and my family had a wonderful trip in Spain. I wanted to thank everyone for their recommendations.
Some of the listed recommendations that we did included seeing the Alcazar in Seville, making a day trip to Cordoba to see the Mezquita, seeing the Reina Sofia in Madrid, and seeing the Parasol in Seville.
We really enjoyed Spanish food. My son can’t get enough of Jamon Iberico, and we all feasted on the paella and tapas, and of course hot chocolate with churros. A lot of good restaurants, but the only one I remember by name is Rao’s in Madrid. We did try to book Christina Bistro online, but their system was down and we ended up elsewhere.
Madrid was awesome for museums. We stayed at the NH Hotel Collection Paseo del Prado (confusingly there is a separate NH Hotel Paseo del Prado just 800m away which is where the cab dropped us off). This hotel is directly across from the Prado and is within easy walking distance of all the museums. Unfortunately El Retiro park was closed due to some weather damage.
We also enjoyed learning about the influences of Muslim, Jewish, and of course Catholic influences on the country. Visited the historical Jewish quarters in Seville and Barcelona as well.
We had an awesome private tour guide named Marc in Barcelona who took us through Parc Guell and La Sagrada Familia, and he made those two spots the highlight of our trip.
We also hired a private photographer in Barcelona and she too was awesome, spending 90 minutes with us for a photo shoot and taking about 400 pictures. This is the second time we have done this, with wonderful results each time.