We saw Picasso's painting, Gernika, in Madrid and marvelled at the graphic representation of the massacre there. However, we were not expecting to actually go there and see first hand where it happened. A slight divert off the road on the way to lunch at Pasaia and we were there. Anne was visibly moved by being there after having read the book and had sympathy for the slaughter of the innocent villagers by German and Italian planes that, without warning, mowed people down as they sought shelter from the strafing! Thanks Alan and Cheryl for including this moving visit.
Picasso's painting
The Basque parliament
The stained glass roof inside the parliament
with a representation of the tree that remained after the attack.
The tree that died some time ago now a
monument to the people that died is in the grounds of the Parliament.
Lest we forget.
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