Comunidad de Madrid Travel Blogs - Page 5

So in the Madrid airport there are these smoking areas - they’re like big booths for people to go sit in and light up.  Funny thing though - the booth/cubicle thing has no door!!  It’s wide open so… what’s the point really??  The smoke will just drift outside into the termina…

Photo Blog of my stay in Madrid from 4 untill 8 januari 2008.

So here I was embarking on my first major trip in almost 3 years and my first trip alone.  I knew that because of my job, this was going to be the most traveling that I will do for the next few years, so I was going to have to make the most of it.  I wanted everything to start off smoothl…

My 12 day recce of Madrid has passed, and I'm back in England for a couple of weeks before moving out there. The London pre-trip holiday lasted longer than anticipated. I got back to Coventry late on the night before the trip and got round to packing at 3am. Quick sleep until 5am, then up…

Contemporary Madrid is a sprawling, modern city with a population of three million. While the suburban areas are awash in uniform, concrete apartment buildings, the city center of Madrid Spain is a delightful mix of narrow alleyways, gourmet restaurants, and world famous modern art and Renaissance …

Unfortunately, my trip to Spain had to end some time... Although I did enjoy all the sights, food and everything in between. Madrid was a magnificent city, while satellite towns such as Alcala de Henares were very quaint and picturesque. I really enjoyed my visit here.

Our first order of business after a bit of a late wakeup was to check out the Prado.  The museum was absolutely huge and we started off on a progression that seemed most logical.  Everyone knows there are some major works here, but our favorite was Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earth…

My Meet ups with other travbudies Around the World, fantastic people and travelers,authentic Citizens of the World

I’ve been stuck in the United States for over 7 years now.  Stuck in the same routine doing monotonous monkey jobs because—until last summer—I hadn’t been able to come up with a clear plan for my life, a clear objective or purpose to pursue.  Well, maybe now I’ve finally figured…

The week prior to leaving for this trip had to be one of the longest, stressful weeks...but it ended and we were finally boarding Iberia airlines (note to Iberia: You may want to reupholster some of those seats!) and heading to destination numero uno, Madrid.  Since we only had one day in…

¿Y por qué no nos vamos a Finlandia en el Puente de Diciembre? Esa fue exactamente la pregunta que hice a mi amigo Julián un nublado 23 de septiembre de 2006. La respuesta afortunadamente no se hizo esperar y esa misma noche teníamos comprados por internet los billetes de avión al país nórdi…

I booked my ticket to Madrid on Aer Lingus and ended up with a six hour layover in Dublin. I wasn't sure if I would have time to leave the airport and get a bite to eat...turned out I did! My first stop was the currency exchange in the airport where I gasped as I watched my American dollars devalue…

A la vuelta de nuestro viaje semanal a la Riviera Maya en Mejico, como nos parecían pocos dias de viaje para volver ya a casa, decidimos hacer otro viaje de otra semana a Portugal. Partiendo del Aeropuerto de Barajas, que llegamos a mediodia del domingo 6 de Mayo, y aunque con el jet lag y zumbado…

Azura (azuresky12) got in touch with me about a couple of shots she wanted “fixed”.  It seems the sun didn’t want to cooperate with her while she was in Madrid and the shadows end up too heavy.  She asked me to work my magic on them and told me where to find them.  Well, it was…

Day 5 - Free Day In MadridToday we get up and head out on another great adventure of Madrid.  We go for a tour of the Royal Palace which is right in the city. And its raining in Spain. We head out of this city and to this amazing palace that is built into this mountain, The Royal Palace In Val…