Madrid In late May, Jo and I, accompanied by the ever reliable Penny, Stuart, and Duncan, flew to Madrid for a weekend. The weather was a little iffy for the weekend: spells of warm sunny weather interspersed with periods of heavy rain... Overall, it was hot and sticky, but a pleasant change from London. We spent the majority of this trip taking in the sights. We spent a great morning at the Spanish Royal Palace. I especially liked the armoury, which had a great display of weapons and armour, including some fully armoured horses. The Spanish Royal Palace also had several Stradivarius violins and cellos (very cool!). We also saw several art galleries. One of the galleries held Picasso’s Guernica, one of his more famous works. The Guernica was huge! About 2m tall, and about 4m
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