About once a month or so, someone from the school takes anyone who is intested on a day trip. Of course, our family is very interested to see anything we can, so we signed up to go to a few different places this past Saturday. The first stop was El Escrorial which is the name of both the city and the palace that is there. In 1557, the Spanish forces of Philip II defeated the frech at St. Quentin. To give glory to God, Philip decided to build a monastary which would also serve (conveniently) as a royal palace. It took nearly 21 years for 1500 workers to complete it. It has more than 1200 doors, 2600 windows, and 16 courtyards. Because the line was too long, we did not go inside, but the outside was very impressive and beautiful.
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