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…Even though no day with Javi would be called a “failure.” Nor any day with any friend. This is a photo of what we didn’t see on Saturday, the gardens in the town of Aranjuez, where the Spanish royal family lived. It seems like I’ve been making a habit of traveling to places outside of Madrid only to have 2 – 3 hour lunches. But anyway, it’s worth it at least to breathe some fresh air and see some new scenery (and the insides of train stations).
I spent Sunday with Javi at Retiro Park, where we had lunch and took a walk. There were many people sunbathing, people sitting on the steps playing African drums, people riding unicycles while juggling. We lay down in the grass and talked for awhile, observing everything around us.
We attempted to go to Avila today, but we confused the train schedule, so we took a train instead to El Escorial. There wasn’t too much to see; we walked around a bit and then had some hamburgers at a restaurant. There’s a monastery there but we didn’t have enough time to see it, since the following train to Madrid left soon after lunchtime.
When we arrived to Madrid we went to the Reina Sofia and saw several exhibits, one of Paul Thek which was pretty interesting. Photos, paintings, images of New York everywhere… The city in a state of constant change, when I see it from the thousand perspectives of artists…
The bus which took us home.
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