Pictured here is the temple itself, the fountain and pond it is positioned in, the view from the park, and the people surrounding the temple. The parks in Madrid are one of my favorite attractions. They provide an oasis from the busy-ness of the city and they are terrific for people watching. Madrileños go to their parques to let their children run, to read, to eat lunch, to relax, to sleep and listen to the street musicians, to absorb some sun in the cold winter or seek shade in the burning summer, to socialize. Any small square of grass might host a picnic or a quick nap. And trust me! Snoozing in the park when the sun is hot Spanish sun is shining is one of the greatest forms of relaxation in the universe.
We continued on to Parque Del Retiro, my favorite in Madrid, to listen to the random drum circles and watch the sunset and people. The parque is waking up after a hard winter, finally shaking the frost off the limbs of the trees and beginning to blossom here and there. Of course, there's more winter now, but for this one weekend we were all lured into believing it was May. It was the first time we had seen the sun in two months!
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