Madrid to Tres Cantos

First day on the trail out of Madrid. Being a Saturday, the streets where very busy. A pilgrim from New Zealand was also starting out today and was glad to join us. The first couple of days are alwaysRead more
First day on the trail out of Madrid. Being a Saturday, the streets where very busy. A pilgrim from New Zealand was also starting out today and was glad to join us. The first couple of days are alwaysRead more
Left Early this morning for a place called Manzanares el Real. Another clear blue sky day. Again we walked down cow paths and rocky trails into a lovely town. Tonight we are staying at a donationRead more
Another day of pine forest paths. The day after having a feast put on by the local bar owner last night, Paul was having a hard day walking, suffering from last nights feast. Most of us are not tooRead more
Gosh Terry, these are great 'buys' on real estate.. think you should invest!
Palacio Real De Madrid
Apparently was built and then the king decided it wasnt big enough so had it made bigger.
Truly enormous.
Be prepared to queue and be heckled to buy water, tours andRead more
We discovered the queues were far smaller after noon so this may be a better time to visit
As with all cities lunch is best found off the beaten track. Retrogusto in Plaza del Biombo is our stop for today. Sitting in the courtyard under the shade of a tree eating beautifully prepared andRead more
Now... I love food... this we all know and.... I love wine... also something we all know, so, when someone offered me the opportunity of both for 3 hrs for a few Euros then obviously I jumped atRead more
We have had a lovely time in Madrid but we must now leave now for Barcelona. A quick beer and cake whilst we wait for a platform is a must. We had Churros for breakfast which you must try if you comeRead more
Last thing you expect in Madrid is an Egyptian Temple, yet here one is... obviously I need better friends as this was a present from Egypt to Spain.
Amazed that a building over 2000 years old is stillRead more
Despues de almorzar visitamos el Palacio Real. Usamos audioguia en el recorrido que nos fue muy util para conocer acerca de donde vivivan los antiguos reyes de España.
Lo que mas nos gusto fueronRead more
En la Plaza España hay una chocolatería donde se comen los mejores chocolate con churros que te hacen entrar en calor en pocos minutos. 😋
Wer mich kennt, weiß das 2 Tage am Stück Zuhause für mich nicht normal sind, jetzt sind es hier schon über 4 Wochen und weitere folgen...
Die Semana Santa wurde mir schon bei meiner Ankunft imRead more
Sie heißt übrigens Gerda!!! Wir reden viel und sie entwickelt sich prächtig!
Soweit ist es also schon, du redest jetzt mit deiner Blume und gibst ihr sogar einen Namen. Steffi, muss ich mir jetzt Sorgen machen?
Ich bin gespannt, wann ich Dich mal wieder ohne weiße Kabel in Deinen Ohren sehe...
You might also know this place by the following names:
Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Comunitat de Madrid, Madrilgo Erkidegoa, Communauté de Madrid, コムニダ・デ・マドリッド, 마드리드 지방, Область Мадрид
Buen Camino to you guys! Wish we were there with you!