La Granja de san Ildefonso used to be the summer residence of the kings of Spain. It is a beautiful palace & huge gardens about an hour from Madrid. We went the long way for the scenery, across the mountain port of Navacerrada (where we had a quick stop for feeding & changing) and down into the province of Segovia (another first - left the province of Madrid for the first time). The adults had an early (for Spain) lunch and then we visited the palace. We were on a guided tour and I decided to join in the explanations about the tapestries so Mummy & Daddy had to tail behind the group so I wouldn't interrupt. After a few rooms we realised this wasn't going to work and had to turn back and feed me, and then finish the rest of the tour on our own.We then spent some time in the lovely gardens taking in the autumn colours which are just starting. Then off home for a quick feed and straight on to a friend's housewarming. While parking we had a minor accident - Mummy hit a motorbike which came out of nowhere on our right. Luckily nobody was hurt, just a few scratches and a bit of broken plastic. All solved with a bit of paperwork.
