Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Madrid Day 2 -Garden of Capricho

 I woke up very late - so we choose something close by - The Garden of Capricio.  This garden is free and only open on the weekends.  


The Old Ladies House.


And her cold weather garden.



Since it is a sunny day - the water features stand out.



The wild boar - another Spanish symbol.









One of the many photogenic buildings in the park.




Apparently Sphinxs were female.  Human with a lion body and wings.  These do not have wings.  But they do have bear breasts!

RM found a German restaurant close by that said it was open until mid-night.  Unfortunately - that meant it was open for beer - but not food after lunch (4pm) and late at night for dinner.  We ended up across the street at the Burger King.  She could have a vege burger and I could have a chicken sandwich.  At least we were not hungry!  Then home for the evening.  Lunch time is very specific here - restaurants are only open from 2pm to 4pm.  Otherwise you are out of luck!  


2 comments:

  1. Thanks to you, I am learning more wbout restaurant culture here.
    And yes, Alexis, you are right. We were in a neighborhood for just locals, and the waitress suggested Burger King because she knew we wouldn't find anything else open.

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  2. Wow. You were really on your photography game today! So many neat water shots. I particularly like the one with boar and the bubbles coming down the water. Looks like the low angle winter light really created some dramatic scenes.

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