Manzanares Castle

I needed a break from blogging after all those long blogs. This castle pretty well speaks for itself. 

It seemed to me to be more of a summer palace, built around this courtyard. 

The stormy sky was a nice touch behind the battlements. Those cannonball things seem to be there for decoration. 

The tour was pretty strict, but we did get to go up and down some tiny staircases. Winston wants me to add that this one went from the very top battlement all the way down. 

This drawing was on all the doors. I noticed that in government offices also they have drawings of local landmarks. It's a very nice touch. 

It was a stork convention. There were storks flying in formation. There were flocks of storks in the fields. There were pairs in nests. There were colonies on top of every bell tower.