The S.O. dragged me 447km round trip yesterday to buy a cast iron dutch oven. Don't even ask how much it cost.
On the plus side she seems to have re-learned the idea of gratitude sex-for now. We will see how long it lasts.
In the mean time here are some more Spain pictures. Click on them to see properly and in a larger view.
This was the old castle the Hapsburgs used in the 15 and 1600 hundreds. Easily accessible by bus from Madrid-that's what we took. It is known as El Escorial.
More pictures below:
It had a beautiful Basilica inside-but of course, no pictures were allowed.
Some pictures from the gardens:
One of the things that surprised me about Madrid was the geography-it was much more hilly than I expected. I guess I had envisioned it as flat.