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A beautiful grove of some sort of deciduous tree (closed to the public of course but tantalising!)

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The signpost said 'Bear Cave' so Luke & Dave obliged...

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Enjoying the view from the boulder in front of King Felipes seat...

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The view of the monastery from King Felipes boulder throne...

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I made the guys wait for about 5 minutes while I FINALLY got a good photo of... a... Bumble Bee!

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This is what I expected Spain to look like... sporadic olives trees, brown grass, blueish hills...

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The SPECTACULAR view from the courtyard of the monastery...lucky monks.

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One little corner of the monastery and one little me...

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Luke heads on down one of many grand entries to the monastery area.

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Another little church squashed into a space and easy to miss if you don't turn your head at the right time.

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Clearly an old entrance - note stairs (not built for cars) and entrance to excellent restaurant on the left.

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Plaza Mayor was used for bull running, executions etc - any and all shades of public life.

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This tiny ancient building must've had some very stubborn owners to prevent it being turned into an apartment complex.

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Uploaded on Sep 9, 2008

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The little plaque says that a lawyer lives/works here - I want a door like that...

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Luke contemplates how to break into this University Library complex made from an ancient Roman ruin...

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Can you spot the Roman ruin at the far end of such a typical Madrid street?

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This is Plaza Lavapies - know as an unsafe locale at night but bright with playground noises and happy children during the day.

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A statue of a poet killed in the Civil War - look closely and you can see a bird flying away in his hands

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Uploaded on Sep 9, 2008

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