Beautiful, sunny lunchtime arrival. Quick transfer to the hotel to discover I had been upgraded to a suite complete with dining room, living room and a bathroom with two showers. Got the metro down to Sol and hopped on the open top tourist bus and did a full loop of the historical route taking lots of photos of the gorgeous grand buildings. Everything inMadridis on a grand scale; even the roads are wide and majestic. Having got my bearings (and remembered more than I thought from a previous visit years ago) I walked from Sol to Plaza Major taking in lots of little streets with shops. I then followed the road all the way up to theRealPalaceand the Cathedral. Amazing buildings – so white and well looked after, the photos will be stunning against the blue
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