Carlton Madrid

Well, we made it to Madrid in one piece, and so did our luggage. Katherine did well on the trip---she slept most of the way, which is more than we did. We arrived in Madrid at 10:30 am and went to our hotel. We had a nice cab driver, who gave us lots of ...

... not Maxie: chirpy spoke to maddy so feeling happy Weather Hot one today 36c Highlights First time in Spain Hawks beat Carlton (miracles do come true) Interesting facts 1. The pope is in Madrid today 2. The vuelta a espana starts today 3. ...

... myth and legend, which we will share with those who are interested over some good Spanish wine. This afternoon we went on the train to Madrid, and had time to go to the Prado museum. We were in luck---on Sundays it is open late and free to the public. We ...

... area with people living around it to a much greater extent than where we had been previously). We would happily stay at the Hotel Carlton again! Once we had settled ourselves in, it was time to get out and about walking. We first went up to Atocha ...

... , and they were nice. They had been living in switzerland and had decided to travel europe. And I also met an american girl who is studying on exchange at cambridge. Carlton's friend Graham is studying on exchange in St. Andrews and he was pretty cool ...

... through that as well and then went on my way. Across the street was the Ritz Hotel (not to be confused with a Ritz Carlton property) which is said to be Spainīs most extravagant property.  It was built in 1906 to accomodate the wedding guests of ...

... the streets are clean and the people friendly, the whole area though feels a bit like a poorer version of its Spanish relative, Madrid.  Many of the key and historic basilicas and buildings are in dire need of maintenance and a good clean.   ...

... , it just so happens--and we were quite pleased to discover--that the Marriott affiliate in central Barcelona is nothing less than Ritz Carlton. So we went all out. Too bad our arrival to the hotel wasn't exactly what I'd call "classy." Georgie looked ...

... Stella Artois... don't really like it... miss the Asian beers, and definitely miss our Aussie beers like VB, Toohey's New and Carlton Cold... Fosters is everywhere here but does nothing for me. I'm sharing my 3 bed room with a 19yo guy from Paris and ...