On our last day we had about half a day to explore before we had to go to the airport and head back home. After breakfast we walked over to the Palacio Real de Madrid, which is the official palace of the Spanish Royal Family. These days the royal family lives on the outskirts of Madrid, and this palace is only used for official ceremonies. It is said by many that the Palacio rivals Versailles in Paris, and after walking through it I would say that's a fair statement. There's no photography allowed in the palace, so sorry...you'll have to take my word for it. The rooms were pretty incredible. In fact, I thought about taking a picture of the throne room, and the picture would have been worth the hassle of being kicked out. Ha! Anyway, I'm sure you can find pictures online somewhere. So anyway, we toured the palace and the surrounding grounds for about an hour, and then we headed back toward Plaza Mayor for some lunch. We ended up having a second helping of some "jamon," and then we got a cab and headed for the airport.
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