Random shots

As thanks to some Spanish archaelogists who helped out with a particularly difficult dig, Egypt gave the Temple of Debod to Madrid. It's a little odd but we climbed its hill one night to explore the tablets on the way to dinner and found it crowded with locals and tourists. The Madrid park police horses must navigate tricky flights of stairs. And in the case of two children who could have cared less (and you can kind of see it in the poses), here are poor Don Quixote and Sancho Panzo, a bronze tribute to Cervantes. No respect at all from the Stackler boys. Our attempt to explain the story left them even more baffled (why did he battle windmills again?) Ed, who really can't stomach wine, found a bottle he loved for the name alone (and I'll let you translate this naughty one on Google) during one of the many World Cup games. In fact he pretty much dragged me to the tapas bar the next day to find out what I thought of it (barely passable but amusing).