Madrid Travel Blogs - Page 8

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 …

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…

it was summer in October)))))

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…

    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…

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…

Spain (And Germany) 2005

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.

25 - 29 may 2009

I know halloween start the 31st but, when we return to the concert, and take the fancy dress costume... we go out a 2h00in the morning we take the breakfast and return to seville

    Right as we arrived in Spain I noticed lots of differences.  All of the cars were tiny and people drove like maniacs.  The European guys looked different in a very good way.  We took a taxi-van to our hotel "Hostel Macarena" near the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.  Ex…

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