The Big El

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Today we went to El Escorial! It is a monestary, a school, a castle, a city, a library and the official burying place of all the kings and queens of Spain, dating back to the 16th Century. They actually don't get buried, they are all in these masoleum type deals. The castle's architecture was awesome, but the one thing that interested me the most were the frescos, the painted ceilings. They were exceptionally impressive in the church and library. The city is about a half hour out Madrid. For lunch I had el menu del dia, where I chose judias verdes, green beans prepared with olive oil, a very similar dish to what Grandpa Bart and Grandma Stella make, so you know it has to be good. For my second course i had tortilla de benito, which was an omelette with tuna in it. I had a little ice cream for desert. Everyone was exausted from the trip, so we all took a siesta. Then dinner and out for Friday night.

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Photos

The Pulpit
That's some religion!

Landscape del autobus
Views from the highway

Pretty street with TRUCK!
what a view!

The Narrow Streets
El Escorial has beautiful tree lined streets with Spanish flags.

View of the El
El Escorial has beautiful plazas surronding it from the rest of the city.

me and the el
smile

1,2,3...Queso
Lindsay

Window View
Nice!

The Court
The Courtyards are throughout.

One of the many
One of the many corners

The view
The awesome landscape.

The tomb
The Royal Tomb

The Painted
Are the paintings not amazing?

Church
The dome!!!!

Library
The library's frescos.

The Spainards in the Plaza
Looking good in the big El