High in the Sky

Two weekends ago we took a trip by train to the mountains north of Madrid to a town called Cercedilla.  The town lies in the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains and we saw our first snow there.  Owen and Sam were thrilled. 

From just outside our apartment, we can ride both the metro and what is called the suburban rail line (Owen would say the red and white train).  We took the red and white to Cercedilla.

Here we are having a cafe at the bar. (That's Dave's cafe, not Owens.)

It was too cold to walk around much, but we plan to go back when it warms up.  It's a good spot for wild flowers:)

We found the most wonderful restaurant called Casa Gomez.  The chestnut mushroom soup was divine.

Here's a large cross north of Madrid that is visible from a great distance. 

Last weekend, we took a ride on the teleferico ( a cable car) in Madrid from Parque de Oeste to Casa de Campo (another huge park).  We did some hiking and found a new playground.  We had beautiful weather (60 degrees) and a really fun time.  Here are a couple pictures.