Madrid Travel Blogs - Page 7

Vanessa, (peque_vane) had a birthday on Aug 24th and I looked at her profile photo and thought, I could give her a gift by changing her shot. I downloaded the shot and did a little lighting and color changes.  I hope she is happy with the outcome.  Happy Birthday!!   If this is a …

Places I've visited in Madrid: Palacio Real, Prado, Tyssen-Bornemisza, Museo de Reigna Sofia, Retiro, Jardin Botanico, number of clothes stores (it was Rebajas), local McDonalds' and so on. I consider Palacio Real and Prado are two must see places, if you have to choose from all the attractions an…

Great moments with my cuban friends Yulia and Yaelkis. I really liked San Sebastian, and Cantabria is so beautiful, incredible cliffs, beaches and forest. One more time in Madrid, oh, I love that city! Dance, drinks and fun the three of us!

i absolutly had a ball in madrid and the rest of spain, the night life there is of the hook. travelling from madrid to zaragoza to san sebastian...... but more to come...

3 days in Madrid with Dome and Nico with Melissa!!! yeeeiii and Negrita jajaja

Monday My big goal today was the Prado museum. It is widely recognized as one of the finest art museums in the world. It´s a must-see on everyone´s list of things to do in Madrid (and Spain, for that matter). In the morning, we slept in and took care of some of administrative tasks. Then, lunc…

Day three again started early, breakfast in a tapas bar off Gran Via was made the more interesting due to the fact we had to pass the local prostitutes offering there services on the way, certainly wakes you up when you are going for breakfast. After breakfast we walked to Plaza Mayor, this was th…

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…

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…

Comenzamos nuestro viaje primaveral de este año 2008 partiendo del aeropuerto de Barajas. Como el vuelo sale a las 3 de la tarde, ya hicimos noche en el Hotel NH Barajas, que es muy cómodo para estos usos, además tiene servicio de transfer al aeropuerto con lo que conviene por su precio y se…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…