Today I found myself in the Palacio Real, the Royal Palace in Madrid. We saw it from the outside a few weeks ago, but today we actually went inside. The quote from Sabrina is there solely because I wish to express that apart from Linus Larabee, I definitely can appreciate the architecture of this palace and the artistic elements therein.
Being as grandiose as it is (it is a palace, after all), of course it contains various touches from different countries and eras. For example: "...and to the left we have a beautiful chandelier built in the Rococo style..." or "...and this door frame was made from several different types of wood imported from France..."
But I have also decided that I wouldn't mind the idea of having one room for putting my silver, another for putting my crockery and chinaware, another for billiards (love that word), another for lounging, and even the longest dining table I've ever seen–with approximately 80 chairs. (Hey! Can you pass the bread???) However, I DEFINITELY would not mind having one room to display my 3 Stadivarius violins and my 2 Stradivarius cellos. Ash and Jess, I took a picture for you even though I wasn't supposed to. I apologize, but it was just too magnificent. I think the date on this one was 1709, but the other was from 1696. Several million dollars in that room, I imagine. Anyway, if anyone is offended by the illegality of my actions, you can talk to my father about the Anne Frank museum in the Netherlands.
And I just had to throw one in of Maddie and I in the metro station.
Although I am far, far from expert, I love visiting places like this because although I am very small, it makes me feel a part of something so much bigger.
You are too cute, Britt. Keep it coming!
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