Angel Matesanz and his wife Janeen gave us the idea, and the ride there and back. We also have good times playing cards or Catan with them on occasion.
The weather was just right. A little breezy and little warm - just enough to appreciate how cool it was inside the castle's stone walls. All the walls were covered with paper or huge tapestries, or padded with velvet. It felt very royal. The only thing I didn't like was that in most of the rooms the ceiling was painted too. With all the already ostentatious decoration, having the ceiling painted(or tiled or gilded) made me feel almost imprisoned in the art-I wanted to open a window. I was relieved when we came to rooms without decorated ceilings.
The most interesting room in the castle, to me at least, was the showcase of the royal wedding gowns. These are "modern" gowns, worn by the present queen and the two princesses of Spain, along with the dress of the Crown Princess - my personal favorite.
After a quick tour of the castle (it was already past 2p.m. when we entered) we headed out to look for lunch. Miriam and the two little boys who came with us were getting antsy for some food, so we found a place quickly, got them their lunches and ate tasty sandwiches. After that we headed back to Alcalá, and Jorge and Miriam and I fell asleep in the backseat.
Lots of walking+good food+continuous vibrations+concierto de Aranjuez= zzzzZZZzzzzZZzzzz
That afternoon we went out with Beatriz and her daughter Samira. It was really windy at the park, with a lot of dust in the wind too, so we decided to go to a sanwicherie with an indoor play yard. Miriam was the youngest baby there, but she had a great time crawling and pulling up on everything and everyone. I even sat her on a little rocking horse/teeter totter and she held on real tight (I made sure she stayed on straight) and had a great time going up and down. It seems crazy that someday soon she'll be doing that all by herself!
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