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Madrid Photos
Mar 7th
Finally got around to uploading a bunch of photos from my trip to Madrid. This was back in January and the first of the bad winter storms across Europe was under way. Temperatures were below freezing most of the time, and indeed when the temps hit 2 degrees my taxi driver remarked that it was More >
Madrid: Old Town
Jan 12th
My impression of Madrid would probably have been permanently influenced by the few days I spent there. The hotel I stayed in (Palacio San Martin) was a nice old building in a nice old part of town. (A quick aside – it has creepy lights that switch on when motion sensors detect you moving in More >
Madrid: Two
Jan 9th
Today is my free day in Madrid. But for the freezing cold, it would have been a much more active day. I had a morning walk to the Puerta del Sol, a few minutes from the hotel. After that I had a two hour city tour covering many highlights including the main cathedral and the More >
Madrid: One
Jan 8th
Landed in Madrid last night after the worrying transit through Paris. Paris took its pound of flesh this time also: my swiss army knife. Plus they made us take a bus ride to the plane. Nuts.
Anyhow the airport was not shut down. And with a half hour delay. I reached Madrid. The guys I was More >