El Escorial y Valle de los Caidos...a compilation of photos

Here are the photos I promised:

 Bought this scarf as a souvenir for only 4 euros ($8 or less)...Shirley, are you proud of me? :)

 Around the town of Escorial...Kudos to anyone on Dad's side of the family who can tell me who these remind me of without reading my answer first...yes, Grandma Jo!  She's definitely watching over me.  Haven't seen anything like this anywhere since I was about 7 years old and at her house.

Spanish Signpost

 Monastery (or monkery, as Julie D would say haha)

 view

 gardens

 

 

My friend Amy from the retreat we worked back home

 Katie and I in the gardens

 

Left to right:  Me, Michelle, Jenny, Katie, Megan, Mary

 Valle de los Caidos

Sorry - got a bit carried away with how many I put on here...they were all just so beautiful... 

Peace and Blessings,
Melanie

Spanish Word of the Day:  sacar fotos = to take pictures :)