Condo Madrid

our view view from our friends' London condo...

Here we are, back in Madrid for a few days before we head to Lisbon. We feel like the area around our hotel and the Gran Via shopping street are our new neighborhood. Last night we met with Emilio, a Spaniard we met at Pueblo Ingles, and he took us to 5 ...

... far: the 12 Euro ''haircut'' (insert Alfred Hitchcock horror flick tune here) that I received on my first full day exploring Madrid solo...beware of businesses advertised by street flyers?; a close second was the double price for a metro ticket (ok, so ...

... . The neighborhood is called La Moraleja, which is a very nice area, though quite remote. Getting in to the centre of Madrid takes forever! It's very peaceful though since it's a residential area, and so much cooler than in the centre. Walking around ...

... si imigranti care nu stiu ei ce-i civilizatia spaniola. Ok, nu conteaza, avem timp, ajungem oricum. :) Oh, dar gara din Madrid e o minunatie, partea de gara veche e o bijuterie istorica iar in interior sunt magazine, standuri, cafenele (chiar si-un burger ...

... surrounding areas around the school are very modern, pretty affluent. Really safe nice area. Lots of people live here and commute to Madrid, 35 minute ride on Renfe (train system in Spain). Bill, I can tell there is a military base nearby cause I ...

... thing missing were the flamenco dancers but we´ve seen plenty of them since we´ve been in Spain. Now we´re reluctantly leaving the south and heading back up to Madrid for a couple more days to catch a flight to Lisbon. More later... Shari & Bob ...

... . 12 days to take-off. Here is my current rough itinerary that surely will be changing along the way: Barcelona - Toledo - Madrid - Mallorca - more TBD Spanish cities (Sevilla, Grenada,...???) - Morocco - Southern Italy (Or at least Rome) - the homeland ...

... Taxifahrt inkl. Nepalischem Security-Begleitservice (deutschem WM-Sympathisant =) gegen 2 Uhr im 33. Stock aufnahm. Na dann Gute Nacht, Madrid! Den folgenden Tag war ich hinüber, schaute mir die Stadt fast nur von oben an und unterhielt mich mit Rafa, ...