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    • Dag 3

      Exploring Madrid!

      15 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      We may need to move to Madrid! Such a cool area to visit explore.

      Today is a holiday so tons of people out and a show in the town square.

      Visited the King and Queen of Spain in their palace. Asked if I could rent a room for my summer getaway. They said no. I’ll keep asking.

      Found my new Starbucks to have meetings in Spain. I’ll start setting up 1:1’s

      Saw store with all rubber ducks. Never knew this was a high demand product. Starting to think how I could make a million by selling random items. Haven’t come up with anything yet.

      Started my 42 day devo I put together for my sabbatical. I sense God has some special things in store during these special times. Maybe he will call me to open up a rubber duck store.

      Love Spain food. That’s it. Just love it.

      Explored the churches. They are beautiful. Seems more like a relic and religion. Made me wonder how many people see Jesus as a religion. Asked Jesus to always be real to me. Sometime these relics remind me how easy it is to make Jesus a relic that you visit than a relationship you experience.

      Oh one last thing. Found a room in the palace that had a dinner table with 100+ chairs. I thought this would be a perfect place for a potluck. Going to try to convince them to let me have one.
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    • Dag 53

      Santiago to Madrid

      12 juni 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

      I caught an early taxi to the airport for my 9.20am flight to Madrid. We walked alongside the airport on the last leg of the Camino but it seemed much further in the taxi.

      I then caught the airport bus to Atocha Station and my hotel is just a short walk away. It’s another great room with big windows and a balcony overlooking the plaza.

      It’s very hot. I had a walk around the neighbourhood and another gigantic pizza for lunch (and the rest for dinner).

      After a brief siesta I went for a walk through some of Retiro Park and then through the Botanical Gardens. I joined the queue for the free entry into the Prado (every day for the last two hours of opening) but they reached the quota when I was almost at the front of the line. I will try again tomorrow. I have found that entry to most places is greatly reduced for the over 65s so it is fairly economical to go to most museums and galleries.

      Although it is Sunday a lot of shops were open and Madrid is very busy. It is an entirely different pace to my time in Spain so far and I am looking forward to seeing more tomorrow.

      Sleep’n Atocha
      10 kms
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    • Dag 6

      Welcome (back) to Madrid

      13 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Hola from Madrid.
      I think we deserve a pat on the back for catching 2 trains today and navigating ourselves through the Madrid metro. Quite worried when you have to go through electronic gates, and there's no way back without paying if you get it wrong.
      I know how a cull cow feels now.
      A good result, anyway, emerging into 27 degrees sunshine from the underground, a short walk to the hotel .
      Interestingly, they're still predominantly cork top wine bottles; we haven't had a cork screw for the last 3 days, quite the crisis.
      The supermercado was several floors and required taking this baby trolley up and down ramps. Got these cool wheels that self lock on the elevator, so no brakes are required. Great engineering 👍.
      Mainly a traveling, admin, and maintenance (aka wine) day today. Sorted our data after not being able to buy a sim card over the weekend. Bugger.
      We're now on a European sim, New phone number, same email.
      Hot tip (not); I've noticed many shop counters have chairs around them. I think you're supposed to patiently pull up a pew and wait until they get to you. Commonly 4 plus in a que. Not sure I enjoy this aspect of Spanish culture. God help us if kiwis latch onto it.
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    • Dag 7

      Madrid, On and Off

      14 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      A day on the hop on/ off bus. It seemed the most practical way to view this city of 6.7m people.
      The footpaths outside our hotel are 10m wide, and you still struggle to walk side by side in a forward direction.
      Apparently, the Spanish economy is going pretty well by EU standards, and people seem pretty happy. Noticeable they seem to take pride in their appearance and not a lot of homeless about considering the population. Very well presented bunch with quite different clothing choices to NZ.
      I think they could employ a few more gardeners, though, as the current lot don't seem to have come back from the Christmas break. A bit of round up wouldn't go amiss.
      Some impressive green spaces all the same, which we mostly enjoyed more than the history on offer.
      The local cuisine went down a treat tonight, Pintxos ( tapas ) were delivered every few minutes, and they just kept coming. A bit of a trap for a country lad that likes an empty plate!
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    • Dag 8

      Segovia and Avila day trip.

      15 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      A day trip out to Segovia in the north west to view an 1800 year old Aquaduct and Cathedral. Both are very impressive engineering features. No Cement in the Aquaduct makes it even more impressive. There are no earthquake engineering issues here, apparently.
      Onward to Avila to check out the longest city walls still in existence in Europe. Apparently, the ashes from cremations were used to fill the walls.
      We went to check out a museum on the way home but got turned away due to a festival starting tonight. Due to an early start tomorrow, I think we'll miss the fireworks tonight , we'll see.
      We checked out the Real Madrid stadium ( street view only) yesterday, but we're not big enough fans to justify the $75 pp entry fee to peek around the door.
      Off to Portugal tomorrow in keeping with the plan C itinerary.
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    • Dag 54

      Madrid

      13 juni 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

      Breakfast came with my hotel room so I had a lazy morning. I then walked up to the Cortes area to have a look around.

      After lunch I went to the Thyssen-Bornemisza gallery as suggested by Sandra. It was much bigger than I expected and had a huge range of artists. The highlight was an immersive musical video installation by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson which was amazing.

      It was 40 degrees today and very draining. It was a relief to get back to my air conditioned room.

      I heard from my camino friend Lesley from Durham today. She was also suffering an injury and we spent many days with each other filling in time eating, drinking, commiserating and chatting and then later bumping into each other. After a few more days of rest, she began walking again with Ann and Den and today walked into Finistere! An amazing achievement!

      Sleep’n Atocha
      12 kms
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    • Dag 3

      FLAMENCO 💃

      15 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

      We went to see a flamenco! This is the most famous traditional Spanish dance. In fact it is so much more than just a dance; it's an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of Southern Spain.

      I think I’m going to start a dance company and teach it. It’s probably going to look more like the Carlton dance though 🕺
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    • Dag 3

      2. Tag in Madrid - ein Tor zur Sonne

      17 september 2019, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Mein 2. Tag begann ziemlich spät - erstes Frühstück im Hostel schonmal verschlafen 😅.
      Danach begann ich eine Tour durch die vielen verwinkelten Gassen der Stadt und war überrascht , wie vielfältig und weltoffen es hier ist. In meiner Straße gibt es einen Gemeinschaftsgarten und ich habe auch einige Regenbogenfahnen entdecken können. Die Gebäude haben wunderschöne Fassaden und die Geschäfte bringen einen zum Staunen. Hier gibt es wirklich alles. Auch die tollen alten Holztüren der Häuser haben es mir angetan.

      Mein Weg führte mich zum Plaza „Puerta del Sol“, - „Tor zur Sonne“ einem weiteren Hauptplatz in Madrid an dem man z.B. viele Straßenkünstler findet und die Statue „Oso y el Madroño“ - „der Bär und der Erdbeerbaum“, die das Stadtwappen Madrids darstellt. In einer Gasse neben dem Platz gab es mega-leckere Pizzastücke mit exotischen Sorten zu kaufen für nur 2€...ich hatte Pilz-Trüffel 😋.

      Am Nachmittag besuchte ich das Museum Cerralbo - eine Stadtvilla eines ehemaligen spanischem Adligen, dem Marquis von Cerralbo, der viele Kunstgegenstände sammelte und 1922 verstarb. Die Villa war ein völlig überladen mit Antiquitäten, Gemälden und einfach nur jeder Menge Prunk - ich fand sie spektakulär.

      Anschließend besuchte ich den „Tempel von Debod“, einem original ägyptischem Tempel, welcher Madrid von der ägyptischen Regierung geschenkt wurde und mitten in der Stadt wiederaufgebaut. In dem Gebäude finden sich noch jahrtausendealte Inschriften über die Pharaonen und die Göttin Isis...das ist der wirklich kürzeste Weg von Spanien 🇪🇸 bis Ägypten 🇪🇬 😅.
      Darum liegt ein schöner Park mit freifliegenden Sittichen und Champignons, die unter Palmen wachsen 😄 (das hatte ich wirklich noch nie gesehen), indem ich ein kleines Picknick machte. Dort sind ganz viele spanische Familien und Hundebesitzer unterwegs um ihren Feierabend zu genießen.
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    • Dag 5

      Exkurs - Shopping in Madrid

      19 september 2019, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Madrid erschlägt einen förmlich mit Geschäften aller Art - in jeder Form und Farbe. Es gibt unendlich viele Süßigkeitenläden, Fleischgeschäfte, Mode, Souvenirs und auch ganz viele spezielle Läden, ob für Katzenliebhaber, Fußballfans oder Nussfetischisten 😅....jeder wird hier fündig. Allein für das Shopping könnte man hier eine eigene Urlaubswoche einplanen.Meer informatie

    • Dag 1

      Tag 1 - Start in das Abenteuer

      4 september 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Das grosse Abenteuer hat begonnen. Nach langem warten, war es heute endlich soweit. Ich verabschiede die Schweiz für knapp 10 Wochen Spanien. Meine Reise startet in meiner „Homebase“ in Madrid. Nachdem ich am Flughafen zum Glück keine Probleme hatte, drufte ich einen angenehmen Flug geniessen. In Madrid gelandet, machte ich mich direkt auf den Weg nach Hause. Zu Hause angekommen, durfte ich meine beiden grossen Koffern in den 4. Stock tragen, nein, einen Lift gibt es leider nicht. Danach war putzen angesagt, zum Glück war die Wohnung nicht all zu staubig, da ich erst vor paar Monaten hier war. Als ich alles geputzt und meine Koffern ausgepackt habe, machte ich mich auf den Weg ins Zentrum. Nicht wie am Flughafen in Madrid, war es an der Gran Via und in der Puerta del Sol voller Menschen. Nach einem kurzen Spaziergang in der Stadt, knurrte bereits der magen, also habe ich mir etwas zu Essen geholt und ging wieder nach Hause und räumte noch fertig auf. Jetzt gönne ich mir als Late Night Snack noch ein Bocadillo de Chorizo und dann gehts bereits ab ins Bett!Meer informatie

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