Saturday 18th February 2012
We were on the A6 on our way up to Alpedrete, Villalba, North West of Madrid to a football game against Atletico Villalba. Paul the father of one of the boys' soccer friends, Pablo, and also our kind driver, told us about the sights. We had past on this road many times before but had not known what we were looking at.
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Franco's home on the hill.
View from A6, from Pozuelo del Alarcon to Alpedrete, Villalba. |
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| The loan house on the hill was Franco's home. |
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| On the otherside of the A6 not too far away is Franco's tomb and the valley of the fallen. |
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The highest memorial cross in the world is more than 150 meters (>450ft) high.
The tomb of Franco and Jose Antonio Primo de Riviera. |
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It took 18 years to build, started in 1940 when Franco wanted a
Monument of National Atonement after the Civil War finished in 1939. |
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| Billy warming up with his coat on. The day started off cold. |
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| Harry and Charley warming up, still cold but all coats off. |
A game of soccer that we lost but later the boys wanted to go out in the sun and play more.
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| Outside our apartment garden. |
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| Although there is a little snow on the mountains there is much less than usual. It has been a warm and dry winter. |
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| Retrieving the ball. |
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| Charley climbing back up. |
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| Apartment to the left, light rail to the right and bus stop straight ahead. |
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| Harry |
I just figured out how to post comments. I've been wanting to do that forever. I don't know why it took me so long. Anyway, here's my comment...
ReplyDeleteI don't think Franco's memorial is quite big enough, do you? ;-)