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Europe » Spain » District of Madrid October 26th 2015

okay so this is how I download pictures from my camera to my IPad and thence to the Interweb and then to you, a mere 8 or 9 thousand kilometres away. I am Senior Technogeek as well as, given the location, Senor Technogeek! Hear me roar. Another mystery solved by inspired bumbling about. This is supposed to be of Susan outside the Royal Chapel at Windsor Castle. It is the only one that ol' shaky here seems to have taken in focus. That, of course, remains to be seen (yes, Don, that was intentional). The camera and the IPad both correct mistakes whEn they display the pic, so it looks great to me, but upload the original effort unimproved. So I won't have any idea how bad this is until it appears on this page. Fortunately, ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid October 26th 2015

I will not ramble today. Thought I would try it for a change. (First, though. Sorry about the upside down and sideways pics. I am learning two completely new systems: this blog site; and taking, orienting and uploading photos to it. And I am still learning how to use my Ipad. Right now I consider it a success if I screw it up badly enough to amuse you. Set the bar low, stay happy!) 9:30 last night we go out in search of dinner. That is our usual bedtime! Worth the wait, though. We are two blocks from the Plaza de Oriente, directly in front of the Palacio Real (Royal Palace. Here, real means royal: take that, all you existentialist anti-monarchists!) and began our stroll there. The almost full moon shone silver upon the lovers and ... read more
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Europe » Spain » District of Madrid October 25th 2015

Safe and sound at Calle Bola 8, Madrid. Flight was fine in spite of absence of movies and other electronic distractions. Susan asked for sparkling wine, creating confusion as the stewar asked if she wanted ice and lemon with that. Turns out they only had sparkling WATER. Oh - and champagne. REAL champagne, to wit: Heidsick (by appointment to Her Majesty, no less, etc., etc.) Monopole Blue Top. Complimentary. Free. Already paid for, sir. And would sir care for some mixed nuts with that? Finger sandwiches? Scone? Clotted cream? Lovely, there you go sir. And since sir and madam have finished their little bottles of champagne, shall I fetch two more little bottles? And will there be anything else for now? Whee! Took us a while to get of the airport then had an honest cabbie ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid October 25th 2015

Today was our first official day on our Contiki Spain, Morocco and Portugal Trip. Our trip leader, Nihar, gave us a quick orientation tour of the central tourist area of Madrid including the Royal Palace and the Plaza Mayor. Then, we separated into groups to discover Madrid on our own. The first place we decided to visit was the Royal Palace. We joined fellow Contiki travelers Erin, Caitlin, Tezlyn, and Edwin. On the way to the Royal Palace from Plaza Mayor we discovered a random sheep parade on the main street. With a bit of research, I discovered that the parade is a protest from neighboring shepherds in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights that are being threatened by urbanization and modern agricultural practices. It was very interesting seeing rural culture on the streets ... read more
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Europe » Spain » District of Madrid October 21st 2015

Z lietadla som vystupil opat medzi poslednymi, do odletu mojho aeroplanu do bratislavymam necelych 6 hodin. V lietadle po cestujucich ostal riadny svincik, papiere po zemi. Fakt nechapem taketo hovada, keby letusky nezbierali priebezne odpadky tak este s prizmurenim oka to pochodpi ale ked behaju hore dole a pytaju od ludi bordel tak to clovek nepochopi. Konecne z lietadla nevystupujem na plochu ale sme priamo napojeny na terminal pavukom. Na obrazovkach hladam moj let, gate este neni vypisany, pozeram,ze sa blizko vychodu z lietadla usadza do budky colnik, idem k nemu aby som nemusel zbytocne obchadzat cele letisko ale hned sa dostal k mojmu terminalu. Ukazuje mi,ze mam ist tam kam idu vsetci. Tak teda pochodujem k colnikom neakych 100m chodbou. Tu uz velky rad, vyuzivam vysadu eu obcana a idem k najmensiemu radu kade chodia ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid October 12th 2015

Madrid the capital of Spain might as well be a different country since most of Spain regions are all different, Madrid is the financial center for Spain but there is so much to see. We stayed right off Gran Via in the center of Madrid, Gran Via is full of shops & people walking every where. Callao metro station is right on Gran Via, the Royal palace is walking distance, Puerta de Alcala is walking distance, the neighborhood of Chueca & Latina are not far from Gran Via. We visited the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for a tour & for Real Madrid game, Parque El Retiro is not far as well, there are lots of mesuem in the area including museo del jamon ( not an actual museum ) Pueta del Sol, Plaza de Espana and plaza ... read more
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going to puerta de alcala

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid October 6th 2015

The last chapter of our travel adventure finished with our plans in disarray. We left Italy in a hurry to get back to Leanne’s dad who was critically ill. Sadly he passed away soon after, but at least Leanne was able to see him before he passed and be around her mum when she needed her. Then there were funeral arrangements to be made and the many things that need to be done to organise affairs as people who have been in this situation will know. Sadly, Leanne's Aunt (Leanne's Mum's sister) also died whilst we were in Australia which made the trip even sadder for us all. In all we spent nearly four weeks back in Oz and Leanne felt as though she'd been hit by a bus. We thought all of the bad luck ... read more
Tall buildings lining the streets of Mardid
Riot police in Plaza Mayor
Old fashioned elevator

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid September 11th 2015

10 let odkar sem rekla, pridem nazaj, pa nisem. Ko je bil plan par tednov po Španiji, pa še malo do Maroka. In potem sem rekla do poletja, pa da se naučim španščino, pa da poteče pogodba, pa da grem še na en koncert, in potem nisem več postavila datuma. Ni bilo vedno zabavno, sploh, ko si imigrant brez službe in z malo jezika. Preselila sem se neštetokrat pa še se bom verjetno, zamenjala ogromno služb in čevljev, spoznala veliko ljudi, nekateri so ostali nekateri so odšli. Ni bilo grozno, nikoli mi ni bilo treba prodajat drog, da bi preživela in vedno sem imela posteljo in toplo vodo. Včasih je kritično, predvsem finančno stanje, je služba ni plače, ali pa ni službe. Ampak se naučiš, ko gre krivulja dol, gre enkrat tudi gor in sploh tukaj ... read more
gran via
centro

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid July 12th 2015

Madrid was a real treat to the eyes, the main attraction (as per the kids) was the big chase... se the pics... read more
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Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid July 5th 2015

It is very hot in Spain at the moment. When we left Salamanca towards Ciuad Rodriego and wanted to make a stop nowhere we could find a way stop, we saw one and that had not the slightest bit of shade so we went on. Pity for why we came to this place, it is an old ringed by thick walls medieval city and that part was okay but when we came to do video and photos at the old cathedral you had to pay to get into the church and were told no photo neither video. Well we gave that a miss. On the way back to the car we came passed the Tourist office who knew all about it and felt very bad about it. They gave us all sorts of things. Next we ... read more
gate way Plza Major
San Michael Tapaz & Drinks
Flamingo dancing




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