Spain: Madrid & Area, 2009
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July 11, 09 Madrid It seems that we are not meant to go home yet :)
Hot day in Madrid, Spain
Madrid In the summer, Madrid is hot and dry. Some restaurants have vapor-jets to cool off the clients :) This is a restaurant in front of Palacio Real
Under the cupola - Almudena cathedral, Madrid, Spain
Madrid architecture
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July 14, 09 Palacio Real, Madrid I couldn't take the left side of the building because of some constructions... From Wikipedia: "The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the King of Spain, located in Madrid. King Juan Carlos and the royal family do not reside in this palace, instead choosing the smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela, on the outskirts of Madrid. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency. However, the Palacio Real de Madrid is still used for state occasions."
St. Peter statue - Almudena cathedral, Madrid, Spain
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X-ing lines
X-ing lines (xx)
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July 13, 09 Madrid at night it was 10.30 pm, and 33° C The image is a little blurry, because I took it from the open tour bus, which runs till 12.00 pm :) From Internet: "In the center of the Plaza de Cibeles, a heavily trafficked roundabout that joins calle Alacala, Paseo de Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, is the Fuente de Cibeles, a fountain named after Cibele (or Ceres), the Greek goddess of the Earth, agriculture and fertility. The fountain depicts the goddess in a chariot pulled by two lions. The lions represent Hipómenes and Atlanta, the great huntress. Hipómenes fell in love with Atlanta, but Zeus turned the two into lions for entering Cibeles’ temple and condemned them to pulling the goddess’s chariot forever. "