Today Fede started a refersher weeklong course on Financial Accounting, which means I have been with the kids most of the day. We decided to take a walk before lunch and made some terrific discoveries. Amongst them, were the Royal Palace and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena. Seen above. Inside the church, as is typical, you find many side chapels. In one such chapel I was delighted to see St. Josemaria Escriva (above right).
We also had the fortune of arriving at the Palace just in time for some kind of procession/calvary display and the kids were thrilled by the men on horses!
Magnificent no? I loved the embroidered fabric that adorned the carriage -- exquisite! The Palace and the Cathedral are in the same complex, facing each other. The whole area is really majestic.
Above is the side entrance to the cathedral and one of the iron doors with a beautiful relief.
Here we are at the Palacio Real complex above. Since our walk did not require the metro I took the big stroller, a thing of beauty!
Near where we are staying you'll find a lovely old church called San Andres. Above you can see pictures if the outside and inside of the church.
Tomorrow is the move to the apartment. From that point on we will be without internet for a while so just bear with me while we get settled!
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