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Addendum: in one of the parks outside the palace, there are a great number of statues of eminent historical men. On most of them, most of the time, sit one or more pigeons. This seemed right and fitting. <\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a>We visited the Royal Palace on Saturday afternoon. It was pretty over-the-top. Over 3000 rooms. Gilded everything. Frescoes on the ceilings. Enormous paintings. All the things. There was also an armory, but I\u2019ll post those pics separately. The two close-ups of the ceiling corners (before the piano)are worth looking at more closely. The artist combined … Continue reading Spain, day 3 \u2014 Palacio Real de Madrid<\/span>