August in Madrid: West Park (Parque del Oeste); Sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains; El Escorial monastery; Street Festival (Virgen de la Paloma Fiesta)
Photos taken August 7, 2010 - August 14, 2010

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Lake and Fountain in West Park (Parque del Oeste)
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Kayakers playing some weird water-polo-ish game in West Park
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Kelly pausing for a photo during a walk through West Park
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Tall trees in West Park
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We took a ride on a Teleferico!
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Riding on the Teleferico, looking towards the palace.
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Gliding over Madrid's river.
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Inside the Teleferico.
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Participating in an inter-cambio language exchange for us to practice Spanish and others to practice English
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Participating in an inter-cambio language exchange for us to practice Spanish and others to practice English
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Lots of canoes out in Retiro Park today.
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Madrid Architecture
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meat cooking on a cool grill for Fiesta de la San Lorenzo - Madrid's version of church festivals!
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Churros!
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Ladies in traditional attire
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Kelly's favorite foods.
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More ladies in traditional attire, and young ladies in current attire!
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Fiesta de la San Lorenzo
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Jose Antonio (the guy on the left) was the driver for our excursion out to the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains (30 minutes outside Madrid) to go star gazing. The other two girls also caught a ride.
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Enjoying the sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains
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Enjoying the sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains
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Enjoying the sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains
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Enjoying the sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains
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Enjoying the sunset in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains. Amazing how cool it was!
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Kelly interrupting my star gazing :) I was obstinately keeping my eyes shut so I wouldn't get blinded by the flash! And you can see how cold it was. August in Madrid and I'm wearing a sweatshirt and a winter hat!
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Kelly's intensive Spanish language class.
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Kely's intensive Spanish language classmates.
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Riding on the bus to El Escorial.
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Entering El Escorial - historical residence of the Spanish king, and also a monastery. Built in the 1500s.
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El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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Birds on a telephone pole.
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We took a walk through a park behind the palace to get a better view.
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Admiring the view.
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Kelly playing queen of the mountain!
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During our hike, looking back towards the palace.
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Reached the final viewpoint!
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Kelly's latest Facebook photo :).
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El Real Monasterio del El Escorial.
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The gardens of El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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The basilca at El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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The library at El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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The gardens at El Real Monasterio del El Escorial
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The park surrounding El Escorial
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Enjoying a lemon slushie - yummm!
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One more street festival - Virgen de la Paloma Fiesta
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fish fry
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Lots of food available!
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More of Kelly's favorite foods.
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Live music.
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Madrid's Almudena Cathedral - neighboring the Royal Palace. Lit up at night.
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Madrid's Almudena Cathedral - neighboring the Royal Palace. Lit up at night.
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