Close by was also the symbol of Madrid… a statue of a bear eating fruit off a tree (El Oso y el Madronyo).  So we took a picture by it.

They next day we went to the Palacio Real.  My understanding is that this is a building where the government officials meet to discuss things.  There is a huge cathedral right next door.  Noelia told me that when the Prince of Spain got married, his bride had to walk from the Palacio to the cathedral to wave and have the people see and “meet” her.  However, it ended up raining and she had to ride in a car and the people didn’t really get to see.  Bummer.  But once again, it was so stunning.  We didn’t get to go into it because they were preparing for a big military parade the next day.  It was a holiday, but we couldn’t stay to see it.

Close by was also the Templo De Debod.  It was a replica of an egyptian temple from ages ago when the egyptians were in this area.  Pretty Cool!!

by Colin and Andre’a Feldhaus

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