We took an 11 minute, 2.5 km Cable Car ride halfway across Casa de Campo Park. It was fun and provided a great view of the city. After a short jaunt in a play park, we headed back across the sky.
Next, we dropped in at the Royal Palace, but the King wasn't in, so we wandered through his rooms instead.
We also checked out the Royal Armory, which was quite impressive. Not only were there displays of the knights (both men and boys) but, there were also displays of the horses' armor.
Directly in front of the Palace is the only Cathedral in Madrid, the Catedral de la Almudena.
We managed a quick walk through before they began their evening mass.
After a refueling on ice cream, we wandered down the Calle Mayor to the Plaza Mayor. This square was used for bullfights, festivals, royal pronouncements, and public executions (including the trials for the Spanish Inquisition). It has managed to maintain its festive atmosphere and was full of street performers of a wide variety; from a very overweight Spiderman (still not sure what his talent was??), to an accordion and tambourine duo. The kids' favourite was the Bubblemakers (two men with giant bubble wands).
Past the Plaza Mayor, we headed to the Centre of Spain. Here, we placed our toes on Kilometre Cero.
We headed back to the Plaza Mayor to have dinner in one of the many outdoor restaurants and enjoy more of its joyous atmosphere. As you can see, everyone was pretty worn out.
But after a little Paella (one vegetarian, one Valencian - rabbit and seafood) and some suckling pig...
…spirits started to perk up!
Just enough energy to get everyone back to the Casa and to bed...it was around 11:30pm by then!
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