2011.02.18 El Escorial 2/2

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Another important attraction to the cathedral is the Pantheon of Kings. I was lucky to be able to view the Pantheon of the Kings, which is 11 meters below the beautifully built cathedral in the monastery. On the left side in the Pantheon of Kings are the coffins of the queens and on the right side are the kings. All of the coffins are about 5 feet in length and it would make one wonder were the Kings and Queens of Spain that short. The people were kind of short back in those days but the bodies of the kings and queens were stored in another place until the bodies were fully decomposed which takes around 50 years. The remains of the decomposed body are then placed in an urn and stored in the coffins located at the Pantheon of the Kings.

The pathway to the Pantheon of the Kings.

A close up of the coffins.

The chandelier is 300kgs, I wonder is it made out of solid gold?

When we were done seeing the monastery, we walked to the park and the view was just amazing. Clear blue sky welcoming us with a sun rays and a light cool breeze. It was raining the past week and this is definitely a pleasant way of spending the weekend under the sun.

In my opinion, the cathedral in El Escorial is by far the most beautiful cathedral that I have ever visited in Spain. I really enjoyed the visit to El Escorial and I definitely had a wonderful lunch. I ate an almost 2-foot long tortilla sandwich for only 4 Euros and it was delicious.

The bocadilla tortilla was moist and huge. Almost 2 feet long. Behind the sandwich is the waiter who served me.

While waiting for our bus to Salamanca, I took these two photos which I think it is kind of interesting.

The two guys who were sitting on the stairs were kind of inviting. Somehow wanting me to take a photo of them, however, their friend was kind of loud and was shouting at me, I presume he was telling me not to take his photo. hahahaha.. But it definitely looks like a photo for urban wear or similar brands.


I was right above him when I captured the photo. I thought of make it black and white. But due to the dirtiness of the floor that was slightly distracting, I kept it as it is.

Well, I am off to Salamanca. Cant wait to share with you my adventures in that city.