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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The Royal Palace, Madrid Spain

     On a warm summer day, those men with the white buckets are selling cold water bottles in front of  the Royal Palace in Madrid. The king does not live there. It is not a modern home and the king is modern. 
     But, it reminds me of the conversation I had with another fellow traveler. I mentioned this palace or another one - I do not remember which - and he said that he is through with palaces, He has seen too many. I am not sure how I feel about that. The art I encountered in the Doge's Palace in Venice was worth the crowds. The Palace of the Alhambra was very different. I am partial to Balmoral.  But, I am not drawn to palaces. I am drawn to small street cafes and old pubs. I enjoy museums, but I like hanging out with old citizens rather than artifacts. I learn more from an Irish university student than from Irish linen.
     The comment just makes me remember why I travel. I travel to encounter culture - the people in their every day lives. That might be in a palace or in a pub.
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