We headed out to meet our bus for the tour to other parts of Spain. The meeting spot was in the underground parking lot at the Plaza de Oriente. When the taxi dropped us off at the location we saw a beautiful square and the Royal Palace. We were about 30 minutes early so we took the opportunity to take a look around.
The Royal Palace is the official residence for the Spanish Royal Family, however it is only used for administration and Royal functions.
We took a walk around the gardens and square looking at the architecture and garden. There was some amazing architecture and the Royal Palace is a massive building.
The Royal Palace was an impressive building, however we did notice that some of the exterior was needing some maintenance and repairs. The windows were old and the paint was pealing off in places, it was obvious that maintenance has been neglected in parts of the Palace.
When we arrived at the tour meeting point we registered with our tour guide and climbed aboard the fairly new coach bus.
The bus tour will take us through Córdoba, Rhonda, Seville, and a few other towns before returning back to Madrid. We are off and on our way, hopefully it is a great time….
“Adios y que tenga un grand dias”
Lol, your photo of “one of the wings of the Royal Palace” sparked another memory of when Cindy & I were there (1985).
There was political tension and a lot of guards with machine guns ….. we were exploring the Palace grounds and walked into the wrong alleyway. One of the guards quickly raised & pointed his gun at us, said something in Spanish ……….. lol, Cindy & I didn’t wait around for an interpreter!!
Have fun on your bus tour.
Neil
There were guards with guns, but. No one pointed it at us….