PICTURES!!!!

Drum Roll Please.......THE PICTURES HAVE ARRIVED!!!!! Woohoo!

This was my last view of the US...

 This was what I saw flying into Madrid at night

 This is somewhere in the sky between Eugene and Washington DC...

 In front of the Prado Museum in Madrid.  That's me n Velazquez.  We're buds now.  He painted ponies.  And royalty, but who cares about them!

 Amanda this one is for you!!!!! :D Love you sis!

 This is one of hundreds of gorgeous buildings in Madrid

 And another gorgeous building in Madrid...I've been playing with the settings on my camera....

 Even Madrilenos love the DUCKS...what is wrong with the world?

 Walking out of the Prado last night we saw a huge crowd following this thing....a random parade for Latin Americans or something

 Huge crowd...

 And the militia of street sweepers after the crowd passed...

 Throw 8 girls in a small room with bunk beds and what do you get?  A mess!  My room at La Posada de Huertas in Madrid

 This is an exhibit at the Reina Sofia Museum of articles from all over the world about 9 11.  We weren't the only ones grossly impacted, the entire world was shaken...Spain was 3rd in to the war and over 2 million demonstrated in Madrid against going to war...

 The courtyard of the Reina Sofia

 The Palacio Cristal at el Parque del Retiro in Madrid

 And another view of the Crystal Palace...

 And yet another...This place was incredible

 Military monument in the Parque del Retiro

 And another huge monument in Retiro Park, with a lake in front for good measure.

 Monument in front of Retiro Park

 And a close up of the pony.

 And this is what I'm bringing home with me....

 The rose garden in Retiro.  Complete with fountains and other fancy stuff.

 Even the iguanas smoke in Europe...they've never heard of lung cancer here.

 A statue in Retiro.

 And a turtle, part of a big fountain in Retiro.

 The Ritz outside the Prado at dusk.

 Pablo and my tour group in a small garden in Madrid.

 Pictures from the bus on the way to San Sebastian...