Ok, I lied. We are not technically in Malaga. We are nearby in Torremolinos. It is very much a seaside resort much like Fort Lauderdale or Cancun. There are swimming pools, beaches, vendors and restaurants almost everywhere.
If you were wondering what we did today reread yesterday’s blog entry.
So instead let me just reflect on an omission from our blog from the other day when we were in Madrid. We were in Puerta del Sol. The tour book referred to this huge square as Spain’s Times Square It’s where people gather to celebrate and to protest. For many years it was the center for the nation’s government and now serves as the center for city’s government. On the outside wall there are three and only three plaques which were about 10 feet tall. One commemorates the invasion by the French, another commemorates a terrorist act in 2004 and the most recent remembers all those who have died from Covid. It reads:
THE PEOPLE OF MADRID
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 AND ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO DIED ALONE.
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