Parque de El Capricho

We went here today, which was lovely. The Parque de El Capricho has: pleasantly shaded stone benches;

slimy green pools;

sphinxes in a state of disrepair;

a temporarily closed labyrinth;

gravel that gets between the toes;

brick-bottomed pools that remind me of Stalker;

a tiny fortress for artillery practice;

benches where people make slightly witchy offerings;

trees propped up with canes;

houses covered with canes;

decorative islands;

a wild boar by a reflective pool;

shady avenues;

flowerbeds;

a glyptotheque;

bark;

busts;



pretend Egyptian relics;

a rustic house which makes people happy, and

an imposing entrance.

The park is near Alameda de Osuna, which either has a sense of humour or none at all.

You get to it by the metro, and as you can see, it is under-used.