Another great tablao performance at La Alborea. Eva Esquivel, Luis de Luis, Rudy Fernández, and César Cubero

No, the buildings in front of the Catedral de Granada are not going to fall into Plaza de la Pasiegas--the "leaning" is an artifact of the camera

With some judicious manipulation, the plaza and building look a little more natural.

When we got to Madrid (March 10) we were surprised to find the normally busy Plaza de Santa Ana relatively empty. We were starting to get the idea that pandemic was spreading very quickly in Spain.

We visited the Museo Reina Sofía for the first time. It houses mostly 20th-century art. Can you see our ghostly figures in this outdoor installation?

By Friady, the 13th of March, Madrid was largely closed down. No more flamenco shows and almost all tourist destinations closed.

There were signs like this everywhere we walked in Madrid. Even the restaurants were closing. This sign was near the royal palace and says that the palace will be completely closed until there is a new notice.

And they meant REALLY CLOSED at the palace.

This fellow and I were looking at part of an old church exposed below street level near the cathedral.

On Saturday, the 14th, only a few small food stores were open and the streets were deserted. We holed up in our apartment waiting for a flight home on Monday, about a week early. The entrance to our apartment is just past the restaurant on the left.