Prohibito

I was on the other side of town so I thought I would check out the state gardens of Campo del Moro. It was really pictureques so my camera was in overtime capturing motifs that will be fantastic reference for a later date.

Then I followed a path up to where I thought I could get out. There was a sign with a whole bunch of Spanish and the word ´Prohibito´. I thought it was the usually ´no skate boards, dogs, rollerblades etc´. So I kept going but found the gate was locked. The more I went around the place, the more ´Prohibito´ signs I saw and no way out.

I eventually found a path without a ´Prohibito´ sign and a gate was in sight. Out comes a royal guard dude waving his disapproving finger. Oh crap! I´m really not where I am suppose to be.... but I can see an exit. Rather than push my luck I just disappeared back into the trees and bushes. Ends up I have to go back out the gate I came in as it is the only entry and exit (despite the maps in the parks showing all these paths with exits). The park was quite large so this is about an hour later.

The ´state garden´ joins onto the back of the main royal palace in Madrid. Needless to say, this hasn´t been one of the smarter things that I´ve ever done.