Kestrel sighted in Madrid train station


Kestrel showed up at the Atocha Train station in Madrid, it is a huge place and there is a tropical garden in the center, easily 100-150′ long and 50′ wide, two stories high.

Sketches from Avignon


Near the Palace of the Popes, not sure if this was an entry at one point or just an alcove of some sort. A cafe just of the Plaza near the Palace of the Popes

The Royal Palace at Madrid


Enamored by Versailles, King Phillip V started construction in 1738. Though the Royal Palace in Madrid does not match Versailles in Paris, of course what could, it is ornate and beautiful. Cameras are not allowed, as I learned after taking only one picture inside the armory of an armored horse, so here are a few…