Hotel Urban Madrid

HE SAID: Today we flew from Barcelona to Madrid.  Checked in at the hotel urban (www.derbyhotels.com/page.php?id=515).   I love this place, especially the elevators!   We were so tired of only eating Spanish food which seems to ...

... , we decided to checkout the night life.  We read in the Lonely Planet which had a rooftop bar on top of Hotel Urban had great views of Madrid and decided to check it out.  We started off in the hotels lobby bar, called the Glass bar, where the ...

... Nihar's Visa for India.  We departed at the station. Nihar was off to give a talk at a University out in the suburbs of Madrid while I explored the city.  I decided I wanted to do a little shopping so I went to the main Puerta del Sol, which is ...

... third largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604.3 km² (233.3 sq mi). Madrid urban agglomeration has the 3rd largest GDP in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, ...

... . I told the luggage lady I would call her with an address when I had one. Good thing Julius carries the toiletries. God Bless Madrid's fabulous subway system that made our transfer to the city a piece of cake. This is one of the few cities in Europe ...

... of town before emerging into a better world. You will see the photo Claudine took from outside our hotel, and it defies belief. Madrid is... perfect.    Yeah, I know its a throwaway phrase. But for readers who have slogged ...

... a real possibilty. With mental pictures of what we would order for lunch we headed for the market. I estimated half of Madrid's population was already there. Normally I did not like large crowds but the Spanish did not seem threatening so we relaxed and ...

... ' e foi tranquilo. Chegando no hotel, achamos passagens para Marrocos por EUR 210,00 cada, saíndo de Lisboa, fazendo escala em Madrid, e chegando em Casablanca. No fim das contas, vai ficar mais barato que ir de ônibus ou de trem. Compramos e no dia 06 ...

... the first three centuries of Spanish colonial rule.  It is said that the silver mined there could build a bridge to Madrid.  However, the skeletons of the people killed could build two bridges to Madrid!  We had been looking forward to ...

... white and black. The only time I have ever seen anything close to this was the night before the 2010 Champions League final in Madrid, Spain where 50,000 Munich and Inter Milan fans stormed the central plaza in a combat of songs and colour, I say the ...

... , averaging 19.5 years old. This is the same type of aircraft (and effectively the same owner) that crashed on take off in Madrid last August. Stepping aboard such an aged and non-refurbished aircraft is like stepping into a museum; I had not seen such ...

... understand all the "ch" and "j" and "sss" sounds Argentinians make! Reverse culture shock. I'm in a city that looks a lot like Paris, Madrid, and New York mixed in one - oh, and throw in a bit of Montreal and Toronto, for good measure. It's modern, ...

... was fun and busy!  SO MUCH seafood, ham, cheese, produce, meat and candy!  Michael took about a thousand pictures.  It was amazing….. Walked back to our hotel, had lunch,  and called Roxanne!!!!   Tomorrow ...

... you can not deny the characteristics of all the structures, which almost feels like, a much larger version granted, plaza major in Madrid. The only thing really left of the Aztecs regards architecture are the ruins of one of the temples that sits right ...

... in a relatively ordinary part of town: indeed no part of the city bears any comparison with the easy elegance of Madrid. My assessment of this location being logical you may question. At first I was surprised at the paucity of surrounding ...

... India that not most tourists get a chance to see: the celebration of love, joy, yoga, and life - Indian style. TRANSIT MADRID-ZÜRICH-NEW DELHI I woke up very early and went to Madrid Barajas International Airport at around 5:45AM. I was filled ...

... Las Ramblas, the main thoroughfare.  Tonight, there had been three huge matches to determine the futbol (soccer) champion.  Madrid, Barcelona, and Sevilla (or Segovia) all played other teams, and Madrid practically had it in the bag, but if ...

... to say about that when I blog about San Isidro de El General. Everything in David is relative to the Parque Cervantes just like in Madrid where the Puerta del Sol is not only the centre of the city but also the centre of Spain. (kilometre 0). Multi Café ...

... a loss. A short 4 hours later, Matt and I were up to explore the Prado, the park, and the vast cultural richness of Madrid.  Now, I’m not sure if anyone else plays the museum game but I always do.  The game is simple: if you could choose ...

... it- so l simply walked along Central Park avenue off 5th avenue which overlooks the beautiful park. I passed the world famous Plazza Hotel (currently under construction) and made my way to the subway station for the first time. When l think back to when ...