Madrid was the general direction to aim for after Cuenca. One of the detours we took was to visit the excavated and restored site of the Roman city Segobriga. It is one of the best preserved examples of a Roman city.The building of it would have started when Jesus walked on earth.
One can see the theatre, amphitheatre, baths and so much more. It became prosperous through the mining of lapis especularis which was used for floors and windows throughout the empire.
We booked into a camp-site on the outskirts of Madrid. From there it was easy to take the metro into the centre of the city. Then we took the Tourist Bus to give us an idea of what it was like. We were very impressed by the buildings and lay-out. Below is the Plaza Major.
The congregation we wanted to worship with on the Lord's Day was in one of the suburbs, easily accessible by metro. There were about 40 people and lots of young children. We enjoyed a good sermon from the pastor, Jose de Segovia. In the evening the pastor was preaching elsewhere. 5 of us met and were led in a good Bible-study by the man in the picture. The taller of the 2 ladies is the pastor's wife.
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