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Looking towards
the Puerta de Alcala as the sun set. |
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I just love street
signs in Spain, they are so unobtrusive. This particular one
is on the fence of Retiro. |
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The main reason
for taking this photo is that I had taken the same one in 96,
but it's also of interest as its the Spanish version of All
Roads... |
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Another, wow,
same photo picture. This is the photo of Travelling Man
in Atocha Station. |
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The waiting room
(sala de espera) in Atocha, it's beautiful but quite warm
as it's Green House. |
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I swear there
is one of these in every city! I have a photo of a woman along
the Vlatva in Prague, and then there was the woman
in Himeji. |
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The Botanical Gardens
are behind the Statue and the Prado was behind me when I took
this photo. |
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One of the views
of Madrid from Metro: Buenos Aires. Does it really need more
of an explanation? |
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From the same
place as the previous picture, just looking further north. |
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A random Church
(Spain is full of these) on Calle de Alcala heading towards Ventas
along Retiro's west (I think) side. |
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Looking from
one of the 'doorways' of Plaza Mayor down Calle de Toledo. |
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Catedral de
Santa Maria...one of my favourite sites in the city. |
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Pales in comparison
to the previous picture, but I thought it looked quite cool in
the mist. That's Puente de Segovia in the foreground. |
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Same as the previous,
just zoomed and with the palace lopped off in the process. |
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I really like
this shot, even if they did maim the poor trees. |
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This is the same
Cathedral (gee, can you tell I like it!) taken from the Plaza
de Espana. |
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Palacio de
Comunicaciones at Cibeles. |
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I was so glad
that they'd repaired the fountain at Cibeles before I left in
November. |
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Standing in front
of the Palacio de Communicaciones looking up c/Alcala towards
Sol. |
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Plaza de Colon
with a huge Spanish flag. |
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Same Plaza de
Colon, but I like how the fountains looked in the light. |
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The Don Quijote
statue at Plaza de Espana. |
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On c/ Alcala,
I just liked the horses, I have no idea what the building is. |
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The bull at Hard
Rock Cafe Madrid. Periodically, it spits smoke. |
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Of course, can't
visit a city and not visit the Hard Rock Cafe. |
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Independence
Gate of Retiro Park. |
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The jardines
at the Palacio Real. |
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Dedicated to
those who have given their lives for Spain. This is at the Plaza
de Lealtad along Paseo del Prado. |
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Is there any
way I could have eaten meat in Spain after seeing
this? |
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Ministerio de
Agricultura along side Atocha. |
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El Palacio
Real, don't think it needs more explanation than that. |
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I just loved
the lamps at the Palacio. And yes, that is zoomed. |
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The Palacio from
the steps of the Cathedral. Not the best photo in dusk, but I
like it. |
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Palacio de
Communicaciones at Cibeles with the trees. |
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A random fountain
along Paseo del Prado. |
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A very shadowy
Plaza Mayor, still another of my favourite sites in Madrid. |
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Also Plaza Mayor,
mega zoomed and looking up. |
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Museo del
Prado, Madrid's original
art museum. I still haven't made it to Reina Sofia. |
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When I saw this
line I was so glad I'd been to the Prado the week before when
the line was about two people. |
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The Puente
de Toledo, one of the crossings of Madrid's pathetic excuse
for a river. |
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The back of Puerta
de Atocha, from in front of Retiro. |
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Me, on my six hour walk
around Madrid after the first week of classes. |
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Puerta de Toledo,
on c/ Toledo down from Plaza Mayor. I really like these city
'doors' |
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Yep, another
gateway, but this one is to Retiro. |
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Looking out across
Retiro to the Caison de Buen Retiro and then the Prado. |
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Yes, that sign
really does say riviera and it's on Madrid's pathetic
excuse for a river, |
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In the heart
of Puerta del Sol, the statue is a good meeting place. |
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Looking west
across Puerta del Sol at sunset. |
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One of the 'statues'
that seem to be everywhere. I'd never seen one before Madrid
and then saw some in Prague and Vienna. |
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The Plaza
de Toros at Ventas. I had to go see it, even though I'd never
watch a fight. |
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