There was a lot happening on this day, but not much to put into photos.

In the morning, Sachi and I visited my Aunt Mille, who lives in a residence for the elderly in the countryside south of Madrid. It’s a lovely area, and I wish that I could have had time for birdwatching–there was ample bird life around the place. But we had only sparse time for visiting, and Millie insisted that we go into town to the shopping mall and having lunch at a Chinese buffet. We did, but that left us only a short amount of time to actually chat, much less time than we would have preferred.

After lunch, my father drove us to Alcorcon Station, where we took the train back to Plaza de Espana. Sachi and I took a few minutes to check out the plaza before heading on.

The next stop: the Prado Museum.

The problem from a blogging perspective: I don’t know enough about art to comment intelligently on it, and they don’t allow photos anymore. The latter is strange: I remember quite clearly six years ago when we visited, photos were allowed (not flash, of course). I wonder what changed? Not enough people buying reproductions in the gift shop? So, just a few photos from that time years back, from a few of the exhibits I remember being there both times.

After we got through with the tour, we wandered the streets a little before heading back to the hotel. Something Sachi and I both enjoy is finding some interesting back streets to explore.