Day 4 - Madrid - 19 May

Walked to Plaza de Espana a beautiful park with two fountains and a pond.

Then Jardines de Sabatini

on the way to Palacio Real de Madrid - the Royal Palace  12th Century Moorish Castle. 

The boys getting ready to take a photo:

All that effort was worth it:

                             Panorama of the rear of the Royal Palace:

We toured the cathedral de Almudena. Construction started in 1879 on the site of a mosque which was destroyed in 1083. Construction was abandoned during the Spanish war and recommended in 1950. It was completed in 1993 when it was consecrated by Pope John II.

 The ceilings are painted in a moorish style with bright colours. Some of the stained glass windows are very modern. It's a lovely cathedral and the tour to the museum and top of the dome was worthwhile.

The crew out the front of the cathedral:

Lunch at Magerit in Plaza Major entertained by Spider-Man helping tourists get that special photo.

Drinks and dinner at El Ingles top floor bar and restaurant experience. Fantastic pizza, Japanese, Mexican and hamburguesa!

                                                   The view:

Gran Via - we stayed just around the corner:

10.6 km today.