Next we went to Madrid which also happened to be my birthday. We went to the Palacio Real, the Museo Reina Sofia which was a modern art museum, and then we walked around some. No pictures were allowed in the Reina Sofia and only outdoor photos at the Palacio Real, so I don't have too many pictures of Madrid.
The palace of the Spanish royal family is the largest palace in Western Europe. It has 350,000 sq meters and over 2,800 rooms. Due to its massive size, the royal family lives in a smaller palace on the outskirts of Madrid. The Palacio Real is used only for important functions and has also been used for many international treaties.
Indoor pictures weren't allowed, but I did get to take this picture before the guards standing just left to the curtained door started yelling at me.
The Reina Sofia has one of the largest Picasso collections in the world, and its most famous possession is the Guernica. It is a highly symbolic work begun by Picasso fifteen days after Nazi bombers destroyed the Spanish town of Geurnica in 1937. The town was bombed to test the efficiency of Nazi bombers even though no military units were stationed in the town. Around 1,000 civilians were killed and the town quickly became a symbol of senseless Nazi cruelty and ruthlessness. Picasso's work represents the horrors of war and the suffering civilians who can be helplessly embroiled in conflict.
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...and Michael and Shane tripped the Guernica alarm in the Reina Sofia like 3 times each
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