Pictures!

Here are a few pictures from a couple trips downtown. How wonderful is it that part of learning Spanish culture is getting to see such amazing things?

This is a statue of Christopher Columbus [he's kind of a big deal here :)] Oh, and did I mention that in Seville, we got to see his remains? Also, we got to see the room where Magellan planned his circumnavigation of the globe! How cool is that?

This is called the Puerta de Alcalá (Alcalá Door), and it mirrors the Puerta de Madrid in Alcalá, where we live. They face each other and are at the end points of the road connecting the two cities.

In Parque del Retiro downtown there is a man-made pond that you can rent boats!

Also in Parque del Retiro there is also this Palacio de Cristal (Glass Palace). Gorgeous!

Catedral de la Almudena

Catedral de la Almudena

Catedral de la Almudena

The stained glass was reflecting on the walls, and it was so pretty!

For more pictures from this month so far, you can see them by clicking here.

We're also really excited because a youth from our church is visiting us, arriving here on Thursday. He'll be staying with us and another missionary couple for almost a month. We are so excited about him coming...he is like family to us. He is interesting in doing some sort of ministry for his life, and we want to best represent what it might look like for him to be a missionary, even in Spain! Also, pray for him as this is his first overseas travel alone. Thanks!!