Madrid Travel Blogs - Page 3

Next day was our last day in Madrid, because on Wednesday morning we had to get in the car and drive to Barcelona. I remember that we slept a lot that morning, then had a usual breakfast with bocadillos (i really hate them right now :)) and then we did something that looked not like us at all. We w…

This will be the first time ive been to spain so it was pretty cool.. but the bad thing was i had to go to the Charles de gaulle airport in paris which i have had bad experiences with in the past.. well safe to say that it did not dissapoint me on my assesment of it being the crappiest airport ive …

With a little help from the trade association, I was able to go to Madrid to learn Spanish. It was a long held wish, but it had never taken any action. Suddenly I was able to book  two weeks in a language school in Madrid and I took the opportunity. I visited Madrid from Febr-22 to …

Spain is one of my favourite countries in Europe, but to be honest it has been already a couple of years since my last visit. We had here a stop of some 20 hours, not much, but enough to make some quick sightseeing and to get used to a Spanish speaking environment again. And I s…

Madrid rocks in this season! It is starting to get cold, but in a sunny day you can even wear a t-shirt! Today I woke up pretty late, as I was tired of a busy week at work, so I went for a nice walk along "Parque del Retiro". Of course I took my camera with me (I am a photo maniac). If you saw me w…

In Madrid they say: From Madrid to heaven! And maybe they are right. Madrid is one of the livest cities in the world, with beautiful avenues, great museums, and a lot of good places to eat. Here you are photos from different trips to Madrid, the last one on February 2009 to visit ARCO (Contemporary Art Fair) and some friends I have in Madrid. I hope you like it!

  Tras varios meses de costosos y ajetreados preparativos por fín iba a dar comienzo el Viaje a Oriente Medio y Los Balcanes. Cinco éramos las personas que nos íbamos a embarcar en esta nueva aventura. Chema, Pilar, Alicia, Carlos (Kalipo) y yo. Dos parejitas (Chema & Pili, K…

My last day in Madrid was a bit more relaxing. I slept in abit then, spent lunch taking in the lake at the Parc del  Buen Retiro.   After lunch, I spent the afternoon at one of the great museums of the world, The Prado. It's collection spans early 12th century to 19th century art. It ho…

My friend Noah and I have been good friends for a few years now and have traveled to different places in the US such as Oregon, Washington DC, Florida and Camden, New Jersey.  Yes that’s right, Camden!!!  We figured it was time to branch out and challenge ourselves.  We would …

Once again we set our alarm to wake up early and it didn't happen :) and again, it was my fault. haha. John's mom called several times during the night and I accidentally turned the alarm off during one of the calls. We finally woke up around 9:15, got ready and ate breakfast - Yum! Our main object…

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Hola! So I´m here in Madrid, having arrived the night before last around 8 pm. My flight from London took forever, with a 4 hour layover at the most boring airport ever in Palma. Unlike me, my luggage has still not arrived, though apparently it was found in London and is on its way here - should&…

Today I am thinking to myself that I will be home in New Zealand very soon and I am looking forward very much to catching up and telling my friends about Spain, Spanish and my adventures. It has been a journey, happy, hard, hopeful and sometimes homesick but I think I have changed a bit …

For my spring break this year I visited Madrid. Since I was in Rome for a semester and my girlfriend was studying in Madrid, I decided to take a close look at that Spanish capital and it turned out it was the right decision. I also wanted to see if it compares at all to the second most beautiful ci…

El sábado era el día fuerte de la visita, ya que al disponer de todo el día se puede hacer una buena planificación. Despues de desayunar en el hotel, salimos temprano, primero paramos a sacarnos unas fotos en la famosa Plaza de España. El dia, como era temprano estaba un poco frio todavia, per…