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…
Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain
This plaza has quite a history, during the inquisition, in an effort to drive out the heretic protestants, they were strangled here. Gladly now we Protestants are safe, and it is a place for odd buskers – minnie mouse, an overweight spiderman, and some really odd sequined goats.
Kestrel sighting in Barcelona, Spain
Kestral has found his way to the Placa Catylunya, this is major crossroads in Barcelona, Spain. They love wine here so Kestral fits right in, and Spain is next to the country where Port was invented.
So what is Barcelona? Spanish, Mexican, Catalonian
It is my last morning in Barcelona, this morning we head to Madrid. Google maps says I am in Spain, so Spanish is the language right? Don’t they speak Spanish in Mexico? Yet the signs and names here are mostly in Catalonian??? And thankfully most all speak English. Catalonian, at least to my ear sounds…
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