The office building where I worked one of the three days I was in Madrid. That's not an optical illusion, it was constructed diagonally.

The view of northern Madrid from the office where I was working.

The Spanish flag.

The Hard Rock Cafe, Madrid.

The National Library of Spain.

A statue of Alfonso el Sabio, or Alfonso the Wise, a king in the thirteenth century, in front of the National Library of Spain.

The Postal and Telegraphic Museum.

Now there's a guy who knows how to live life...

A statue of Diego Velazquez in front of the Museo del Prado, or Prado Museum.

Grandfather and grandson on a merry-go-round.

The Plaza Mayor in Madrid.

A statue in front of the Plaza Mayor.

A depiction of Christ in the San Isidro Cathedral.

The apse of the San Isidro Cathedral.

The Almudena Cathedral, located next to the Royal Palace.

The pipe organ in the Almudena Cathedral.

The apse of the Almudena cathedral.

A close-up of Mary and the baby Jesus in the apse of the Almudena Cathedral.

An image of Christ at one end of the transept of the Almudena Cathedral.

Close-up of Christ.

A view of the apse side of the Almudena Cathedral.

The Royal Palace.

A horse carriage outside the Royal Palace.

Preparing the horses for some kind of official event.