Anna had not been inside the Royal Palace so we booked for an early visit. But first we started with churros in the cafeteria with a view of the courtyard. No photos allowed in most of the detail rooms, but I am sure you can imagine what a grand palace looks like.
I managed to negotiate the main staircase without falling down them as I did twenty years ago.
The royal family no longer lives here, but it IS still used for special occasions...eg abdication of Juan Carlos and ascension of his son in 2014.
They had a collection of Italian centred art from the various collections on display. I enjoyed the Caravaggio (Beheading of St John The Baptist). Mostly I suppose because they were set up filming it for some documentary and so it was lit particularly well and basically glowed.
As always we particularly also enjoyed the Royal Armory with the amazing detailed art work on the armour and the special armour for the princes.
By the time we were done, we were also well and truly done. So we gave her a call and she joined us at San Miguel for some tapas for lunch. It is now so overpriced....but none-the less a lot of fun.
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