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/ Europe 2017
Breakfast at our Hotel riMboMbin.
Goodbye to the Camino. As we ate breakfast we saw the Camino Pilgrims walk by with their backpacks, boots and sticks. Leaving Burgos and heading toward Hornillos del Camino. We packed our backpacks to head to the railway station and a train to Madrid.
We arrived settled at our apartment Good Stay and then started our sight seeing.
First we headed for Tapas and beer at Don Jamon on Gran Via. This Sorreno ham specialist was recommended to us by Wolfgang and Katrin.
Next to the Royal Palace of Madrid - Palacio Real de Madrid.
Home to the Kings of Spain from Charles III to Alfonso XIII. Though it is no longer the royal family's home, it continues to be their official residence.
It is free to view the Royal Palace from 6-8pm. We joined the queue at 5:45pm and got in about 6:30pm.
It comprises over 3000 rooms, however we were only able to see about a dozen rooms plus the armoury museum. Normally the public can view about 40 rooms but King Phillip IV is visiting tomorrow so security measures were already in place.
The Palace features a main staircase, designed by Sabatini with over 70 steps; the Throne Hall featuring a ceiling painted by Tiepolo; the Hall of Halberdiers, which Charles III turned into the Guards Room; the Gasparini Room, with its grand 18th century decoration on a floral theme; the Royal Chemist's with natural medicine cabinets, ceramic pots made by the La Granja factory, and even prescriptions given to members of the royal family; and the Royal Chapel, which is home to a collection of string instruments made by the legendary Antonio Stradivari.
The Royal Armoury houses weapons and armour worn by the kings of Spain and other members of the royal family since the 13th century.
The Painting Gallery is home to a large number of artistic treasures, including Virgin with Child by Luis Morales, Portrait of Isabella the Catholic by Juan de Flandes, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Caravaggio and works by such artists as Velázquez, Goya, and Federico.
Next to El Oso y el Madroño.
The Bear and the Strawberry Tree sculpture, at 4 metres and 20 tonnes of bronze, is not only in the centre of the Puerta del Sol, which is in the heart of Madrid, but is also the starting point (0 km) of all the motorways in Spain. It also appears in Madrid's coat of arms.
We stopped in Puerta del Sol for dinner at La Cueva de 1900 Restaurante.
We arrived settled at our apartment Good Stay and then started our sight seeing.
First we headed for Tapas and beer at Don Jamon on Gran Via. This Sorreno ham specialist was recommended to us by Wolfgang and Katrin.
Next to the Royal Palace of Madrid - Palacio Real de Madrid.
Home to the Kings of Spain from Charles III to Alfonso XIII. Though it is no longer the royal family's home, it continues to be their official residence.
It is free to view the Royal Palace from 6-8pm. We joined the queue at 5:45pm and got in about 6:30pm.
It comprises over 3000 rooms, however we were only able to see about a dozen rooms plus the armoury museum. Normally the public can view about 40 rooms but King Phillip IV is visiting tomorrow so security measures were already in place.
The Palace features a main staircase, designed by Sabatini with over 70 steps; the Throne Hall featuring a ceiling painted by Tiepolo; the Hall of Halberdiers, which Charles III turned into the Guards Room; the Gasparini Room, with its grand 18th century decoration on a floral theme; the Royal Chemist's with natural medicine cabinets, ceramic pots made by the La Granja factory, and even prescriptions given to members of the royal family; and the Royal Chapel, which is home to a collection of string instruments made by the legendary Antonio Stradivari.
The Royal Armoury houses weapons and armour worn by the kings of Spain and other members of the royal family since the 13th century.
The Painting Gallery is home to a large number of artistic treasures, including Virgin with Child by Luis Morales, Portrait of Isabella the Catholic by Juan de Flandes, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Caravaggio and works by such artists as Velázquez, Goya, and Federico.
Next to El Oso y el Madroño.
The Bear and the Strawberry Tree sculpture, at 4 metres and 20 tonnes of bronze, is not only in the centre of the Puerta del Sol, which is in the heart of Madrid, but is also the starting point (0 km) of all the motorways in Spain. It also appears in Madrid's coat of arms.
We stopped in Puerta del Sol for dinner at La Cueva de 1900 Restaurante.
Carlos III. King of Spain. 1759-1788. Puerta del Sol.
Don Jamon Tapas Bar. Recommended by Wolfgang and Katrin Maicher.
Don Jamon Bar de Tapas. Gran Via. Madrid.
Palacio Real de Madrid. The Madrid Royal Palace.
Palacio Real de Madrid. Charles III.
Palacio Real de Madrid. Charles III. Ruled Spain from 1759 - 1788. Was King of Naples and Sicily 1734 - 1759.
Ivory Workshop. Palacio Real de Madrid.
Ivory Carvings
Ivory Carvings
Ivory Workshop. Palacio Real de Madrid.
Death of the King Rituals. Palacio Real de Madrid.
Death bed of Charles III. 14 December 1788.
Eras of Armoury on display. Palacio Real de Madrid.
Madrid Cathedral and Museum. View from the Madrid Palace.
El Oso y el Madroño.
The Bear and the Strawberry Tree' sculpture, Puerta del Sol. Madrid.
La Cueva de 1900 Restaurante
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