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Parade

umbrakatze — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:13:30 MDT

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soldiers on the way back to the palace

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umbrakatze — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:44:16 MDT

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soldiers heading back to the palace

Metropolis

umbrakatze — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:14:44 MDT

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A long view of the Metropolis building, with the sun getting in the way of my photography

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umbrakatze — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:13:53 MDT

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a view of the dome on top of the Metropolis building, the sun is making photography difficult

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umbrakatze — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:12:59 MDT

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Nifty art deco style architecture, in the area around the Bank of Spain Metro stop.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:08:39 MDT

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looking down our street, into the Plaza de Oriente

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:08:05 MDT

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:07:22 MDT

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my feet in Madrid

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:06:35 MDT

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me in front of the palace in Plaza de Oriente

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:05:52 MDT

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a family enjoying a photo opp, with the kids climbing a lamppost

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:05:10 MDT

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a kid with chocolate ice cream, sitting in the park

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:04:26 MDT

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the view from my window

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:03:41 MDT

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the view from my window, looking across the street to the left, at the top of a church

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:02:53 MDT

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the view from my window looking to the right, with the Opera House visible at the end of the street

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:02:09 MDT

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looking up the street to the left, towards Puerta del Sol

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:01:25 MDT

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looking out my window to the right, towards the Opera House

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:45:40 MDT

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the cathedral with some excellent clouds, taken while waiting in line to enter the palace

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:45:21 MDT

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the gardens, as seen from one wing of the palace yard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:44:58 MDT

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the cathedral, as seen from the palace yard, complete with crane

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:44:35 MDT

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the entrance to the palace, picture taken from the courtyard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:44:05 MDT

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me in the palace yard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:43:36 MDT

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one wing of the palace

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:43:04 MDT

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palace facade

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:42:33 MDT

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Emma, Renee and I crammed into a guard shack: Megan took the picture. It was nice and cool in there.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:42:06 MDT

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the four of us in front a window looking out onto the courtyard, taken by a random passer-by that we hijacked for that purpose

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:41:31 MDT

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looking at the cathedral from the far side of the yard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:40:50 MDT

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passage from the palace yard to the courtyard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:40:11 MDT

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one wing of the palace

gardens

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:39:23 MDT

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gardens in Plaza de Oriente, with the Opera House in the background

Plaza de Oriente

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:38:36 MDT

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buildings along the side of the Plaza of the Orient, next to the Opera House

San Jerónimo

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:37:53 MDT

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the monastery of St. Jerome, now a part of the Prado

Goya

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:37:00 MDT

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a statue of Goya from the park outside the Museo del Prado

Ana with a hail stone

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:36:05 MDT

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Ana, my house mom, holding a hail stone from a recent storm

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:43:50 MDT

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A wider view of the porch of Manressa Hall.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:43:12 MDT

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The yard around Manressa Hall.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:42:31 MDT

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Looking down the street from Puerta del Sol.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:41:50 MDT

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King Charles III in Puerta del Sol.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:41:09 MDT

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Close up of Charles III in Puerta del Sol.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:40:29 MDT

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Bear and Tree: the heraldic symbols of Madrid.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:39:48 MDT

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This is Madrid's City Hall, on the pavement in front of it is the Kilometer Zero marker.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:39:14 MDT

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Look ma', architecture.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:38:34 MDT

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The ceramic street signs in the older parts of town have pictures on them in addition to names, for the benefit of those who can't read.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:37:52 MDT

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Another street sign, and some nifty architecture to go with it.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:37:12 MDT

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The Church of Santa Cruz.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:36:35 MDT

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Looking through an arch way into Plaza Mayor, note the iron work on the balconies.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:35:52 MDT

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Picturesque street.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:35:17 MDT

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Plaza Mayor, with a statue of Phillip III.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:34:40 MDT

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This building was once the baker's guild hall, now it's just a cool view of Plaza Mayor.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:33:58 MDT

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Philip III, in Plaza Mayor.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:33:20 MDT

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Archway leading out from Plaza Mayor.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:32:43 MDT

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Archway leaving Plaza Mayor; in the bottom left corner you can see one of the many living statues that perform there.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:32:03 MDT

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More architecture, plus a random statue of Icarus falling.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:31:26 MDT

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Looking back into Plaza Mayor.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:30:46 MDT

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More nifty windows and balconies.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:30:07 MDT

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Close up of building with Icarus statue, and a better view of both.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:29:29 MDT

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The coat of arms of Madrid, inlaid in a random sidewalk.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:28:44 MDT

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Even more nifty architecture.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:28:12 MDT

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close up of the building in the previous picture

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:27:41 MDT

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Church on the Calle Mayor.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:27:07 MDT

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Somebody's rooftop garden and nifty-looking window, near the cathedral.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:26:27 MDT

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A cool lamppost.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:25:44 MDT

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The cathedral, view from across the street, on the side opposite the palace.

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:25:07 MDT

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the cathedral, also taken from across the street

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:24:23 MDT

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the doors of the cathedral, picture taken by holding my camera through the bars of the fence

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:23:45 MDT

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trees and buildings across the street from the palace and the cathedral

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:23:06 MDT

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statue of St. Peter outside the cathedral

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:22:24 MDT

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the palace yard, as seen from the far side of the fence

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:21:45 MDT

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lamppost in the palace yard

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umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:21:06 MDT

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the palace facade, with the flag waving nicely

Lamppost

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:20:26 MDT

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A nifty looking lamppost.

Cathedral

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:19:46 MDT

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Another view of the outside of the Cathedral.

Palace Facade

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:19:11 MDT

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The door into the palace, from the center of the courtyard.

Cathedral Porch

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:18:29 MDT

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Looking up at the porch of the Cathedral, facing the palace.

me

umbrakatze — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:17:52 MDT

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Me in front of Manressa Hall (home of the Registrar, the writing lab, and the English Department), photo taken by Dr. McCabe.