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The companions of the leaders who are participating in the NATO Summit these days do not have time to get bored.

Because the Spanish Government has organized

a counter agenda

that began this Wednesday, June 29, in which they wanted to show

the best of Madrid

and its surroundings.

The first thing that some of the companions have been able to enjoy has been

a trip on the AVE

from Madrid to Segovia.

Thus, all the companions except

Brigitte Macron,

who has not gone, and

Jill Biden

, who moves with her own entourage, have known the benefits of traveling in High Speed, with sections that have reached 300 kilometers per hour.

From there, a bus has taken them to the Palacio de La Granja, where Jill Biden has joined the visit.

Queen Letizia has received everyone at the Door of the Walnut Staircase before heading all together to the

interior of the palace

for a brief tour with a guide.

Next, the Queen has led a visit to the gardens to enjoy

the spectacle

of some of the fountains, lit for the occasion.

They have stopped at the fountain of the Eight streets and have taken a group photograph in Los Baños de Diana and the Fuente de las Ranas, where they have explained the

hydraulic system

.

The companions in the Royal Glass FactoryCASA REAL

Back at the Palace, they visited the tapestry exhibition that is open to the public these days and

the King's bedroom

.

This is the room where

Felipe V

retired.

In addition to the Queen and the American first lady, Begoña Gómez

and her companions from Slovakia, Turkey, Australia, Cyprus, Malta, South Korea, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO

have joined the activity .

, Albania and Belgium.

Most of the ladies were dressed in short dresses and comfortable shoes.

Many of them -starting with the Queen- with espadrilles.

Jill Biden has also chosen this very Spanish shoe.

In her case, she has released

some espadrilles that were a gift from Begoña Gómez

during her meeting on Monday.

The first lady, who has also taken her granddaughters to La Granja, has remounted in her entourage to return to Madrid.

Already in the capital, all the companions were waiting for a meal at the Reina Sofía Museum, a moment to which Brigitte Macron has joined.

After seeing

Guernica

and taking a group photo in front of the iconic work, they had lunch

with a menu designed by Paradores

in which they tried to travel throughout the national territory.

There were sherry cherries, Cantabrian anchovies, casar cake, porridge, octopus with Galician potato...

During the visit to the Royal Glass Factory, Her Majesty the Queen and the rest of the guests began a tour with explanations given by Javier Ramos, director of the Foundation of the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja, who included in the central nave, the ovens, with an exhibition of blown glass, the carving workshop and the Multipurpose Room, where there is an exhibition of works from the collection from various NATO member countries.

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