Visit from more Menkens

Aunty Becca and Uncle David (Dan's brother) arrived on March 15th and stayed until March 19th. Everyone was very happy to see them.

Thursday 15th of March 2012

Harry was the first to come out of school

Harry and Jose while waiting for the bus to take us to football, playing the new game of the week.

Billy's just remembered and is excited to see our visitors

Billy and Charley with Dave and Becca

All their happy faces

Friday 16th March 2012

We celebrated everyone's birthday together with a delicious Spanish cake.
Harry, Charley, Aunty Becca and Fiona's late and Billy and Uncle David's early.

Saturday 17th of March 2012

On Saturday afternoon after football we visited the Royal Palace in Madrid.

To get there we passed the crazy invisible characters. The one above standing with his umbrella and the one below sitting..

...and the sandman

Here Billy is watching a street entertainer play Fur Elise using glasses. A song which is Billy and Charley's recital song.

Palacio Real de Madrid.
King Philip V ordered the Palace to be built on the same location as the old castle after it burnt down in the 18th century.
The Palace construction was from 1738 to 1755 and finally was inhabited in 1764 by Charles III.

It is the official residence of the Royal Family but they choose to live in the more modest Palacio Zarzuela, on the outskirts of Madrid.

After visiting the Royal Palace

Plaza Mayor

Drinks in Plaza Mayor.

Plaza Mayor with the bronze statue of King Philip III

Saturday night dinner back in Pozuelo

Sunday 18th March, 2012

Taking Aunty Becca and Uncle David to their Sunday night hotel. They had an early flight home on Monday.

Visiting Madrid again after checking in and leaving the suitcases.

Visit to el Museo de Arte, Thyssen

Tapas in a restaurant on Gran Via.

Saying goodbuy to the Menkens. They went northeast to their airport hotel while we went west to our home in Pozuelo.