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    • TravelerPortugal 2019
      Day 8

      2. Tag in Madrid

      August 11, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Um 8:45 Uhr standen wir heute morgen an der Bushaltestelle - heute müssten wir nur 17 Minuten warten 😃👍

      Einfach toll wenn man schon so früh in der City ist - eine Ruhe die man später nicht mehr findet.

      Unser Ziel war heute der „Parque de el Retiro“ mit seinen verschiedenen Sehenswürdigkeiten wie z. B. Das Monumento Alfonso XII.

      Der Höhepunkt heute war allerdings die Besichtigung des „Königlichen Palastes“ PALACIO REAL.
      Hier kam Amy voll auf ihre Kosten und konnte nicht genug bekommen.

      Um 16:00 Uhr kamen wir dann wieder auf dem Campingplatz an und ließen es dann mal richtig ruhig angehen.

      Vor dem Abendessen dann noch eine schöne Runde in den Pool um die körperlichen Temperaturen wider zu normalisieren 😎      Read more

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    • TravelerTerry’s 2019 Camino

      Villeguillo To Alcazarén

      September 17, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      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 too hungry today.

      Having a bit of a rest at our new albergue tonight. Tomorrow a 24 km day.

      Rob Lassche, there are a few pics of listings that you have to move fast on!      Read more

    • Camino de Santiago
      Day 4

      Bec's Choice

      July 7 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      A gardener’s dream this morning with a few hours spent at Real Jardin Botanico. Beautiful bonsai, some lovely flowers in bloom, and lots of interesting garden areas. It was nice to walk around under the trees in 26 degrees. (Well that was Bec's choice.) I then dragged her off to check out some interesting buildings and then later after an afternoon siesta I dragged Bec halfway across the city to the Royal Palace, absolutely stunning.
      Paella for dinner at our little 'local' restaurant (they know us now and are very lovely, and excuse our poor attempts at speaking Spanish).
      Off to Pamplona, then St Jean Pied de Port tomorrow before beginning the Camino on Wednesday. We are ready to go!      Read more

    • TravelerTerry’s 2019 Camino

      Nava de la Asunción To Villeguillo

      September 16, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      A vary nice walk today thru pine forest again. Our first stop was the city of Coca, which had a very nice castle. The castle was built by Moors on the orders of Bishop Alonso de Fonseca who had been given permission to build by Juan II.

      Our final destination, is the village of Villeguillo. Here is a tiny bar, run by the famous keekay. When we arrived, he asked what we wanted for supper, we all said fish. At 7:00 we went there, and he brought out a fish dinner that would feed 10! There was also a huge salad that we could not finish. It all was huge but marvellous. We were also joined tonight by Gerard from Ireland.

      Tomorrow 18 Kms to Alcazarén.      Read more

    • TravelerMadrid
      Day 3

      Buen Retiro Park

      January 6, 2020 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C

      We visited this park on a Spanish National holiday and so people were everywhere.
      The park features a large lake close to its centre that people row on and around the lake are various entertainers that busk.
      Interestingly in the park were a couple of “blue gums” that are common to Australia and we wondered how they came to be planted in Spain.
      The weather has been fantastic since arriving from England allowing us to do lots of walking. We both have averaged about 16k steps a day!
      We had a tapas lunch opposite the park and whilst the food was quite good our waiter was a sullen sort of guy who didn’t care much for customers it seemed.
      Madrid is characterized by lots of large roundabouts with hotels and cafes surrounding the area as well as having some big historical monuments in the center which again is quite characteristic of many European cities.
      Had some fun with one of the statue buskers who let me call him by phone...      Read more

    • Jan und SilkeALBA 44er Madrid
      Day 2

      Madrid Tag 2

      November 2, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      Nach einer ruhigen Nacht und einem ausgiebigem Frühstück machten wir uns auf zum Stadtrundgang, jedenfalls soweit/soviel es unsere Beine zuließen. Per Pedes ging es vom Hotel Richtung Parque de El Retiro. Das ist wohl der Central Park bzw. der Tiergarten Madrids. Hier schien ganz Madrid auf den Füßen zu sein, Menschen über Menschen. Genau wie dann auch in der Altstadt. Jeder Madrilene und Tourist war wohl draußen. Aber als Berliner ist man das ja gewöhnt, wenn man sich bei uns die City mit Alex und Unter den Linden anschaut. Madrid hat rund 3,22 Mio Einwohner (Berlin rund 3,61). Wichtig - Nahrungsaufnahme. Ab in eine kleine Nebenstraße und in ein einheimisches Lokal. Leckere Scampi mit Knoblauch in heißem Öl, dazu Rotwein. Mit genügend Bettschwere ging es dann zur Pause wieder ins Hotel.
      Ohne konkretes Ziel schnappten wir uns dann vorm Hotel ein Taxi und baten den Chauffeur um eine Empfehlung zu einer Tapasbar. Gefragt, gefahren... Pulpo & Co mit viel Vino Tinto waren das Ergebnis einer Sammlung von diversen Vorspeisen. Ausklingen ließen wir den Tag bei ein bisschen Käse und Schinken..      Read more

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    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 1,525

      Passing Through

      January 31, 2020 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      Whilst looking for flights to Mexico I found it much cheaper to book our journey with a stop off in Madrid. After a quick flight we collect our luggage and jump on the tube to our Airbnb it was a couple of changes but nothing too complicated but on arrival we couldn't gain access. After numerous phone calls i suggested we go and grab a beer and a bite to eat. Across the road is an Irish bar so we head in and after fish and chips and a G & T and a few emails i finally get the access code. We finish up and after dropping the bags off and a quick shower we head out to explore the city of Madrid by night.
      Madrid is so romantic with its beautiful architecture, wonderful aromas and windy streets we strolled for a couple of hours enjoying a coffee along the route. We arrive in the Plaza de Jacento and i stumble across Paw Patrol, Mario and his friends I willingly have my photo taken with them and as i go to walk off they start shouting at me in Spanish they start to give chase and Im literally being chased by the whole crew of them I dart down alittle side street and down a small cobbled alley to find a lovely traditional Spanish restaurant offering the best Patatas Bravas in the world, How could we resist. I started chatting to the girls on the table next to us and had overheard the conversation that she had just been living near mexico city for six months and told them we were going to the town of Queretaro and she couldnt believe it as thats exactly where she had been. She told us how beautiful it was and the many beautiful places there were to visit. We buy an ice cream as we walk through the Theatre distict before heading back to the hostel to get a decent nights sleep.      Read more

    • Europatrip
      Day 3

      Tag 3/4 Madrid

      April 3, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Am dritten Tag in Madrid besuchten wir ein wunderschönes Museum namens Museo del Prado. Davor gingen wir noch in einem Café um zu frühstucken. Danach gingen wir zu Fuss zum Museum. Im Museum konnten wir ein einfaches Mittagessen einnehmen. Nach dem wir ca. 6 Stunden das Museum besuchten, gingen wir nach hause, auf dem Weg fanden wir eine exzellente Pizzeria, wo wir Abendbrot assen.

      Am vierten Tag in Madrid packten wir unsere Sachen und checkten aus dem Hotel aus. Nach dem gingen wir mit der ÖV zum Palacio Real. Dieses Gebäude hat uns besonders beeindruck. Am Abend assen wir einen Kebab und reisten mit dem ÖV zum Flughafen wir kamen um 23:30 Uhr am Flughafen an.

      Hotel: https://tinyurl.com/ycyu98dy

      Kosten:
      Museo del Prado 34 Fr.
      Palacio Real 30 Fr.
      ÖV Madrid 6 Fr
      Hotel 95.50 Fr
      Essen 96 Fr

      Total: 261.50 Fr      Read more

    • TravelerPortugal - Spanien Roadtrip
      Day 11

      Unterwegs auf zwei Rädern

      July 17 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

      Spontan entschieden Verena und Ich uns dazu eine Segway Stadtrundfahrt zu machen. Die Tour fand allerdings nur im Retiro - Park statt, dadurch wir nicht richtig gelesen hatten 😅.

      Aber alles hatte seine Richtigkeit, es war einfach super. Einmal die Erfahrung auf dem Segway zu fahren und andererseits war der Park auch super schön.Read more

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    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 1,526

      Retiro to Mexico

      February 1, 2020 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      I've decided to go to Parque de El Retiro. We have a few hours to spare before we head to the airport. The park is filled with stunning architectural monuments and statues. Struggling to find a coffee bar we eventually stumble across one . The lady wasn't open but said the coffee machine would be five minutes before it was ready so we waited while watching the local college practice boat racing on the man made lake. A little further through the park is the Monument to Alfonso, a brilliant arch filled with beautiful carvings. In the park used to be a zoo , with bears and various animals but thankfully was no more. They still have peacocks here . A further walk leads us back towards the Airbnb and a bite of breakfast and collection of suitcases and were waiting for the bus to the airport. When we board the tickets with 10 journeys on isn't valid and we have to pay a furthere 5 euro each.We make it to the Airport well on time and finally on our way again. Long haul flights are like childbirth, painful but we'll worth it at the end. After a long haul we arrive and after what seems like forever the guys pull up.
      It's a really strange thing the connection I have with these adoptive children I meet, but the feeling of joy when I'm reunited with Diana and finally getting to meet Oscar and Violetta is indescribable. After getting picked up we had gone back to Oscars parents to change cars, Oscar was in his dad's car because only cars with a Mexican plate can drive in Mexico city at certain times.
      I'm surprised at the fact they still have a tree up, but Christmas isn't officially over until the 2nd . We briefly meet Oscars gran and mum and then a two hours drive and once we arrive it was straight to bed.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Retiro, Districte de Retiro, Ռետիրո, レティーロ, Retiro distritu

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