Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 3

With Jane still far from the top of her game, virtually without voice, we practiced the underground, timing our way to where we will have to catch our train to San Sebastion early tomorrow morning. Easily done, so no panic situation tomorrow. With the underground not proving a problem, under Jane’s direction we headed to Banco de Espana even swapping lines along the way. Making our way slowly along the Alcala we took in the Fuente de la Cibeles and Palacio de Comunicaciones until we reached Puerta de Alcala, observing the police efficiently directing the heavy but constantly moving traffic. We entered Parque Del Retiro along Avenida de Mejico which guided us straight to the lake and Monumento a Alfonso XII. Here the small dinghys were out in force with pairs or more endeavouring to manoeuver ... read more

I am travelling with the best of companions. Yes, Jane. We have travelled together in many countries over many, many years (with many more to go) and even though I say it myself, our teamwork is top-of-the-wozzer. Today has been a perfect example of that with regards to organisation, finding our way, meeting people, taking risks, conversation, laughs and tenderness. As this is my diary, I’m allowed to say it! Madrid is one of Europe’s great cultural capitals and we know that we will not be able to see or experience everything Madrid. We walked for nearly 6 hours straight today and in that time we saw what a diverse and vibrant city it is. It is packed with things to do for all ages. It diverse range of attractions such as the leading art museums ... read more

Flight to Madrid Another successful transatlantic flight is complete! Cody and I flew Iberian Airlines on nonstop flights to Madrid on April 19th. Being short has its advantages sometimes, because my leg room seemed much more spacious than Cody's! After being served a surprisingly good airplane meal (about the same standard as dorm food), consisting of an odd cinnamon carrot salad, cheesecake, and chicken with potatoes, we managed to tackle some good movies/TV shows on the flight: Kelly - Wonder, Greatest Showman, Big Little Lies (Pilot Episode) Cody - Jumanji, Greatest Showman, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Downsizing Eight hours later we arrived at Madrid (12:30 am CST, 7:30 am Madrid time). It took a little bit of time to figure out how to take the subway to get to our hotel near the Centro, ... read more

Pred odchodom z ubytka hodene kluce do schranky, zostava mi dufat, ze mi fakt tych 5€ poslu. Opat pesibus (15.min) uz na znamu zastavku el corte ingles, tu naskakujem na bus 101, ktory ma vyhadzuje na el pulpito. Povodne som chcel ist busom co ide priamo na letisko ale chcel som si este nakupit neaku tu potravu, bohuzial sa to ukazalo ako chyba, bo v okoli zastavky obchod bol este zavrety Tak v mini dazdi rychli presun na lestiko vzdialene asi 5.min pesi. Dnes je 1.3.1.2. tak samozrejme ma oslavenci odchytavaju a po prejdeny ramu pipam. Hned ma davaju bokom, zacina ster ruk a batoziny, samozrejme nic nenasli. Len neviem ako je mozne ,ze som pipal, zeby topanky ale tie mi na inych letiskach nepipali, alebo tam mali volaky pachovy senzor a zachytilo to vypary zo ... read more

Hang on Will - Mom's on her way! Off to sunny Madrid for a much needed holiday with my son. Note - I often fly American - the flight from New York is nonstop and usually fairly comfortable. Not so much this time. I requested the bulkhead seat for the extra legroom and found myself on a plane that did not have individual screens. First world problem having to watch the same violent movie as everyone else. I couldn't swallow an ambien and don eye shades fast enough. To make my sleep a little more comfy - I "borrowed" a better pillow and blanket from business class. No one said a word. 10 hours later - I was in Spain! This will just be a LONG post - 18 months later, I"m publishing... We had originally ... read more