The tomb

This is where all the kings and the wife that had the next ruling child are buried. There are only 3 tombs without a person yet and they are rotting in the next room until the bones are clean enough to put in the coffin.. about 30 years. (So where does the current king get buried when he dies?)

El Escorial..

January 20th 2006
So first week of classes are over and I think I've chosen Anthro and Fascism and there is no possibility of the drawing because of blah, blah, blah bs. So yeah, although the classes are going to be work, I think I'll enjoy them. So today NYU took us on an hour ride out to El Escorial. It was a nice little town with a huge monastery. It was the dwelling of Felipe II. We spent 3 hours touring t ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » El Escorial

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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