1. A Museum! We went to the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid! It has some absolutely fantastic paintings! We weren't allowed to take any pictures (after all, stealing's wrong), but it had a few pictures I'd heard of and several new ones--including a remarkable Adoration of the Shepherds (cutest baby Jesus ever!!!), Diego Velazquez's Aesop and, from the same artist, my favorite depiction of the Holy Trinity!
2. Two more churches! One is Tia and Tio's family's church. we went to Mass there this Sunday.
No, the lights did not go out. But there werer lots of stained glass windows (no pics, sorry).
The second one was very big. it had lots of mini-chapels on both sides; there were to many to visit them all, but the ones that we did see were very beautiful. I would have loved to go to Mass there, but we didn't have enough time. Besides, we had other places to go!
3. The Park of the Retiro of Madrid! We went there after visiting the second church! It had a wonderful garden--as well as a glass hotel! I mean, I don't think it was an actual hotel because that may raise privacy concerns, but you get the idea.
4. Some music! At the park, several people were playing instruments on the side of the road. There were people who played independently, and there was the occasional band. But one that grabbed our attention was [a man playing some extreme rhythm on] a harpsichord! At least, I think it was a harpsichord...
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