Life's about experiences. These are mine.
With just a morning left in Madrid, we decided to check out one of the museums here. Madrid is famous for its triangle of art museums, including the Prado but we knew that what that holds is not really for us. Therefore, we decided to visit the Reina Sofia, the museum of contemporary art, particularly …
Continue reading “Madrid 2023 – Day Four – Confusing Perspectives”
Having spent yesterday looking at the architecture of Madrid, today was spent in its parks. Before we could step out of the hotel though we had to prepare ourselves for the “Severe Weather” that was being predicted by our weather app. This included the slightly worrying “Possible threat to life or property”. Turned out that …
Continue reading “Madrid 2023 – Day Three – Changing of the Guard”
Today we did as we always do when visiting a new city – we pounded the streets walking between sights. We meandered from the hotel to the large square, Plaza Mayor. We’d eaten there last night, at one of the many tapas bars that line the edge but today we could see it in all …
Continue reading “Madrid 2023 – Day Two – Yellow Coats and Sonic the Hedgehog”
I have written before about how I love to be places but enjoy less the actual act of getting there. Today was a case in point. It took us over eight hours from leaving our house to arriving at the hotel in Madrid. Most of this time was us sat around twiddling our thumbs. Travel …