| Page Views: 1,220 Last Visit to Madrid: March, 2002 | Splendors of Madrid by LysDor - last update: Mar 10, 2005 |
My first time in the capital of Spain was short (17-21 March 2002) but I had just enough time to see and visit all main attractions as I planned for:
The wonderful Prado where I focused on flemish, belgian and some spanish painters and YES I did see a bullfight!
Not to forget all lovely restaurants and tapas places...
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Madrid has many grand, ornate buildings, some superb museums, and the mother of all late night party scenes.
The city centre is small, well signposted, the natives are friendly - apart from some harassed bar/restaurant staff, the metro/tube is efficient and the tap water is drinkable - if you like the taste of swimming pools.
I was astonished to see so many big baroque buildings - all white!! It can get monotonous after a while.
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Going to Madrid and not eating out would be like going to Paris and not going shopping, and thankfully the former is a little easier on your credit card.
"Nobody went to bed here until they had killed the night"
Hemingway
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jo59 Fri Jan 2, 2004 20:16 UTC
Really loved all the great photos and detailed info. Thanks! | acemj Fri Nov 14, 2003 14:22 UTC
Great pics of Plaza Mayor . . . we want more! :-) | Porteplume Fri Aug 23, 2002 00:10 UTC
Allez, allez ! Je suis impatiente !... ;-))) | Beach_dog Sat Aug 10, 2002 13:51 UTC
We were in Madrid the same time :0) |
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