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Madrid is supposed to be hot as, well hot! In speaking with some
locals there via Hot or Not. com , they said we need to take the
town slow. It will be bad if I develop blisters on my bald head
from intense heat! We plan on staying a few days in Madrid and
also visiting Toledo and possibly some of the other towns nearby
Encarnacion Monastery - Over 1,000 reliquaries containing bits
of saints' bodies are lodged here side by side under the monks'
care. Skulls, bones, powdered blood and bits of dessicated flesh
comprise a holy motel, all the relics fastidiously labeled with
the saints' names. The reliquaries are shiny boxes shaped like
churches, houses, hearts, hands, heads, pillboxes, columns and
crosses. Peek through crystal windows to see the remains, though
the boxes' cumulative golden sheen will make you squint. In one
small jar resides the dried blood of St. Pantaleon, aid to
miraculously liquefy on the martyr's feast day every July 27.
Monument to the Fallen Angel - Lucifer wasn't always such a bad
guy. He once had a pretty cushy place in heaven as one of Mr.
Big's favorites. But then he took a tumble and ended up down in
hell as Satan. If you think Lucifer's an odd figure to merit a
major monument, you're not alone: this is apparently the world's
only public statue in his honor. He's portrayed as a handsome
young devil, wrestling with a nasty-looking snake. Grinning
monstrous demons await him below, clutching alligators in their
claws.
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