Comunidad de Madrid Travel Blogs - Page 8

Llegamos a Madrid a las 6 de la mañana, lo justo para echar una cabezadita, una ducha, desayunar y salir para el aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas, Terminal 4. Alli, despues de unas colas inmensas para facturar con Iberworld, por fin subimos al avion sin casi retraso. El avion no es muy ancho, no d…

We changed planes in Madrid and even at 4 in the morning the airport is gorgeous.  The interior is full of organic forms.  For instance, the ceiling looks like a billowing canvas supported by stylized trees.  There is a feeling of openness and relaxation in what is really a long s…

It was always an ambition to visit the "Estadio Santiago Bernabeu" the home of Real Madrid. Arriving at  Barajas airport my first intention was not to get to the hotel, nor was it to have a coffee in one of Madrids many plaza but instead to head to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu to try an…

This was my last day/night in Madrid. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty bad all day, it just didnt stop raining. So, I didnt particularly do much, except sit in cafes! Had a walk up to the Plaza Mayor, but that was about it. I was pretty tired from all the partying I had been up to anyway, so t…

Back in Barcelona, once again, but haven´t had classes at all this week (Spaniards don´t really believe in schoolwork... Okay, that´s a generalization, but not a huge one). I missed Monday and Tuesday because I went to Madrid with the padres, came back on Wednesday for class, except that it was …

I'm here on business for a day full of meetings tomorrow. Thought I would get in slightly early on the Sunday and enjoy what Madrid had to offer. I'm staying in the Hotel AC Santo Mauro in Madrid. I'm told that it's one of the best hotels that Madrid has to offer and it certainly ticks the boxes i…

So here I am on my last day in Spain.  I am torn....on one hand I NEVER want to leave...on the other hand, I can´t wait to get home.  Yesterday was a mess.  It was freezing...in the 40´s and raining hard.  I was traveling most of the day.  We were going to head to Granada…

Spain (And Germany) 2005

My Madrid Shabbos experience requires a little back story.  Last week, I spoke to YL, a friend from Maryland whom I have not spoken to in months.  I happened to mention that I was going to Spain and YL said, "Oh I have a friend who was just there.  He had a funny exchange with the Ch…

    I arrived on Sunday, super jetlaged but that wore off just fine, ready for my month-long adventure. I don't think I have ever travelled by myself, and lived completely by myself, in my 20 years of age, but it is bound to be an experience to remember. I happened to arrive in the h…

Prologue: The Netherlands are famous for the tulips, the channels, the lifestyle (You know what I mean...) and the bikes.Why not make a tour cycling from city to city, but not very hard, a trip for "bike amateurs", between 20 - 30 kms per day. Let´s go.

One way of saving money when traveling through Europe (or any other great expanse) is to sleep during the commute.  We always tried to save on a bed by traveling by night train and stack some Zs across any available seats in our carriage.  Not always possible if the trains were full but w…

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