Fred's Blog: Day 13: January 6 ... back in Madrid

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Day 13: January 6 ... back in Madrid

I left Córdoba this morning and traveled by high-speed train (RENFE AVE) back to Madrid. The train moves along at 250 km/hour, so the trip was quick and just over 1h40m. Madrid felt familiar, and I set out to explore areas and sites that I had not visited during my previous stay, including the Templo de Debod (Debod Temple), the Royal Palace and the adjacent Opera and the Cathedral de la Almudena. These are featured in the photos below.

By the way, today is a holiday here as Spaniards celebrate El Día de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings) ... the day when a group of Kings or Magi arrived to worship and bring three gifts to the baby Jesus after following a star in the heavens (second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew). Gifts are traditionally exchanged on this day.