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Travel Blogs from Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands

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School, Getafe, Spain travel blog

School

A travel blog entry by johnny322

... went to scope out my school today. Good to know it actually exists, but it does take 45 minutes to get there (metro and bus) 'cause it's out in the boonies. Here's the actual graduate school building where I'll be taking most of my classes. ...

Madrid- June 25 and 26, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Madrid- June 25 and 26

A travel blog entry by travelinsara

... Goya, El Greco and Velasquez.  Then lunch, siesta, laundry and more Prado.  Relaxing evening. Watched the semi final of the Eurocup starring Spain v. Russia.  Met a nice couple from Florida.  We had a fun visit and Spain won!!! ...

Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Palacio Real

A travel blog entry by morada2007

I can't believe I forgot to mention that I went inside the royal palace today.  It's free on Wednesdays for European residents and citizens, so I got in free!!  There are 3 sections - the royal rooms (bedrooms, room where the king went through a ...

Completely Heartbroken, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Completely Heartbroken

A travel blog entry by johnny322

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... food (she would always be so excited at dinner-time and run into the kitchen to wait), so when she stopped eating, we knew it was time to let her go. She was euthanized this afternoon. Here is the last picture I took of her before coming to Spain. ...

El Escorial, El Escorial, Spain travel blog

El Escorial

A travel blog entry by johnny322

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... alone, huh?) Didn't have a chance to post cause of everything that has happened. Anyway, this is El Escorial, northeast of Madrid, named an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main attraction is the monastery, where Phillip II used to live. It's massive and ...

Hola everyone! we are now in barcelona ..., Sangria, Tapas and Maria !!, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Hola everyone! we are now in barcelona ...

A travel blog entry by caligirl

... are heading off to Med School in the fall. They kept us company all night and full of laughs too! We finally got to the France and Spain border this morning and then hopped another train to Barcelona...hungry and tired we made our way out of the train ...

¡Hola! Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

¡Hola! Madrid

A travel blog entry by constantinople

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¡Hola from Spain! Madrid has been a great change from grand London´s cold. Getting by with only a very limited knowledge of Spanish has been fine.. I am getting very used to saying ´no entiendo´ (i don't understand) but its a lot of fun. ...

Madrid, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Madrid

A travel blog entry by b.a.manzella

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There are alot of good things about Madrid, cinema, food and museums to name a few. Thyssen Bornemisza. ...

NYE in Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

NYE in Madrid

A travel blog entry by kiri-ana

Explored Madrid with Ro Day Trip to Toledo NYE including eating 12 grapes at midnight and then onto a crazy club with some Frenchies   ...

the capitol city, Madrid, Spain travel blog

the capitol city

A travel blog entry by paislyqueen

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the last leg of the journey in spain consisted of several days in madrid, which is a beautiful city and if you are into history and museums, definitly the place to go. just make sure to check which metro lines are down for renovation before making plans. ...

Hace Fresco, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Hace Fresco

A travel blog entry by morada2007

... in one of my first entries?).  It's the one work of art there that I can really analyze.  However, every other Madrileño and tourist also knew that the Prado was free on Sunday, so there was a looooooooooong line, so we decided to sit ...

Arrive to Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Arrive to Madrid

A travel blog entry by jtpharr

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espagne, sur la route, Madrid, Spain travel blog

espagne, sur la route

A travel blog entry by loelai

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Day Three Continued, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Day Three Continued

A travel blog entry by gkg

Being in Madrid feels similar to being in San Francisco - still on the outside looking in. IN SF I often wasn't really close enough what people were sayin, so language (even though it was mine) isn't the issue, really. My sense of separation IS. How do I ...

Chapel of bones, pervert on the beach, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Chapel of bones, pervert on the beach

A travel blog entry by carleenrenee

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... paperwork that says the report or diagnosis has to be readable, I just have to have one. We took the overnight train back to Madrid, and arrived here early this morning. It is nice to be back again. Scott arrives in the morning. Thanks to all of ...

Hello from Spain!, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Hello from Spain!

A travel blog entry by peillsonwheels

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... , one lost bag, and a sight-seeing taxi drive in the dark, we made it to our first stop in Spain.  It is a lovely modern hotel in Madrid.  The room is cool temperature-wise, and the hotel also has very cool decor -- modern ...

Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Madrid

A travel blog entry by laurietruluck

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Hey there everyone (still reading these ..., Almost Home Sweet HOME!, Spain and Canary Islands travel blog

Hey there everyone (still reading these ...

A travel blog entry by caligirl

... not that exciting, but never fear, I will send a rap-up email when I get back home and recovered! I will also have pics soon, once I get a mortgage to cover the 50 million rolls developed! Cheers, Ciao, Adiou and Adios, Domenica (The weary ...

¡Hola a todos!, Madrid, Spain travel blog

¡Hola a todos!

A travel blog entry by lindastravel

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For those of you waiting to hear from me, well, I am now in Madrid and have been for a couple days. I had a friend meet me at the airport to pick me up because I am not at all familiar with the city so having someone was nice. Instead of taking the taxi, ...

Camino reflections, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Camino reflections

A travel blog entry by cariverga

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Еще до того, как понял, что то богатство ...

DIOS MIOS!!!!!!!!, Barcelona and madrid, Spain travel blog

DIOS MIOS!!!!!!!!

A travel blog entry by jkravit

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1 month, 27 days in the Jungle and a black whole of Euro has erupted. More travels under my belt and more on the way- last weekend we went to Madrid. Pretty cool actually it's a humongous city, after the 8 hour bus ride there we arrive completely whacked ...

Pilgrimage to the capital in search of a visa, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Pilgrimage to the capital in search of a visa

A travel blog entry by nathan_and_clem

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... One final note on food: If you think that deep-fried batter coated with sugar is an acceptable breakfast food, go to Madrid and get yourself some churros. I first discovered these wonderfully disgusting things in Ronda, but in Madrid, they are ...

Good start, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Good start

A travel blog entry by nick__chadwick

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... . We may be flying at 6 am tomorrow, we are certainly staying the night here. Have been tucking into some cervezas and tapas and watching atletico madrid v valladolid in the bar. Very unfortunate as I will miss my first day back at school in Cartagena ...

Cosas y mas cosas, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Cosas y mas cosas

A travel blog entry by mexican_chilli

Una probada del idioma de España ¿teneis hora? 7:45 = las siete menos quince(asi se dice, para que chequennada mas) 8:50 = las ocho menos diez ( y asi pueden usar su imaginacion= Cosas ridiculas qeu nos sucedieron en España. Ayer por la ...

Madrid., Madrid, Spain travel blog

Madrid.

A travel blog entry by lnlineurope

TBC ...

¡Hola! y El Yelmo, Madrid, Spain travel blog

¡Hola! y El Yelmo

A travel blog entry by oughtness

... , which was ultimately forthcoming. After the quickest ever tour of Sevilla by city bus, I validated my Eurail pass and hopped on the train to Madrid. I visited the Reine Sofia Museum of Art (once called the ugliest building in Spain, or so says my ...

Sight seeing in Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Sight seeing in Madrid

A travel blog entry by kescott

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A bit of nature before leaving Madrid, Madrid, Spain travel blog

A bit of nature before leaving Madrid

A travel blog entry by kescott

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Nightmare start, Madrid, Spain travel blog

Nightmare start

A travel blog entry by shaneandsam

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What was supposed to be a 2 hour flight from London Heathrow to Madrid ended up taking around 6 hours due to technical hitches, and passengers walking off! Once we eventually arrived, we´d missed the connection to Rio and had a nightmare trying to get ...

TRAVEL PREPARATION - Tips Round the World., Madrid, Spain travel blog

TRAVEL PREPARATION - Tips Round the World.

A travel blog entry by ribalda

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... speaks only Spanish and I speak a little English but I have a serious hearing problem. Conversation guidelines exist, small and very useful. I recommend, having figured pronunciation "Conversación.Inglés Guía." Ed Espasa and "Guide to Talking. French ...

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