From there, to Madrid, with a halt at Aranjuez.
To El Escorial and El Pardo.
Thumbs down for the Madrid Tourism Office: I wanted to visit the car collection of Patrimonio Nacional parked at El Pardo, namely the Mercedes Hitler offered Franco and the Tourist Office told me it was comprehended in the palace visit.
It was not .
The car collection is only open once a week !
Then to magnificent Segovia and its imposing Alcazar, via Granja de San Ildefonso.
Don't bother to buy the extra ticket to the gardens. The fountains and the cascade are dry .
End of the trip in Avila and Salamanca.
I thought so. I never heard that before
The reason of my question is that I was in Madrid last week and visited the Palace de Liria.
Wonderful visit, but ... on top of one table there was a photo of the current Duke with Prince Albert of Monaco with this dedication: "À Son Altesse le Duc d'Alba ... Albert II de Monaco".
I asked the guide about this style and he felt a bit awkward.
In the end, he replied maybe Albert was just being nice since the Albas have royal ancestry, although illegitimate, as he recognized.
Albert II should know better how to dedicate his photos .
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