Today (Sunday) was a good day. Our friend Manuel came to Madrid to see us and show us around a bit. We did a lot of walking and had a good time. He took us for some traditional Spanish tapas (type of appetizers), and we walked by the place where they have an open-air book market near the Prado, by several of the libraries, and through one of the botanical gardens. Manuel was a fountain of knowledge about buildings and the city’s history. He made us feel very welcome, and we chatted with his wife Chus by phone.
Manuel and Mary in front of one of the tapa restaurants.
Puck and Mary at the bar.
Manuel and Paco
Manuel told us tales of the city as we walked the streets. Here we are in the Plaza Mayor.
People for hundred of years watched spectacles from the balconies all around the plaza.
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