"Hablemos de Madrid (Let's talk about Madrid)" Madrid by andal13
Madrid Travel Guide: 6,357 reviews and 10,137 photos
Cibeles, in her carriage, is waiting for you; she will show you this wonderful city.
Cibeles, en su carro tirado por leones, está esperando por ti; ella te mostrará esta maravillosa ciudad.
March 11st, 2004: a tragedy marks the day break; a terrorist attempt flies over Madrid. The short distance trains full of students and workers were mercilessly attacked; more than 180 dead people, and almost 1000 injured people... No comments; just a deep sorrow.
11 de marzo de 2004: una tragedia marca el cominezo del día; un atentado terrorista se cierne sobre Madrid. Los trenes de cercanías en los que viajaban estudiantes y trabajadores fueron atacados sin piedad; más de 180 muertos y cerca de 1000 heridos... Sin comentarios; sólo un profundo dolor.
su sirena varada, sus fiestas de guardar,
su vuelva usted mañana, su sálvese quien pueda,
su partidita de mus, su fulanita de tal.
Con su todo es ahora, con su nada es eterno,
con su rap y su chotis, con su okupa y su skin,
aunque muera el verano y tenga prisa el invierno
la primavera sabe que la espero en Madrid.
Con su otoño Velázquez, con su Torre Picasso,
su santo y su torero, su Atleti, su Borbón,
sus gordas de Botero, sus hoteles de paso,
su taleguito de hash, sus abuelitos al sol.
Con su hoguera de nieve, su verbena y su duelo,
su dieciocho de julio, su catorce de abril.
A mitad de camino entre el infierno y el cielo
yo me bajo en Atocha, yo me quedo en Madrid.
Aunque la noche delire como un pájaro en llamas,
aunque no dé a la gloria la Puerta de Alcalá,
aunque la maja desnuda cobre quince y la cama,
aunque la maja vestida no se deje besar,
Pasarelas Cibeles, cárcel de Yeserías,
Puente de los Franceses, tascas de Chamberí,
ya no sueña aquel niño que soñó que escribía,
Corazón de María, no me dejes así.
Corte de los Milagros, Virgen de la Almudena,
chabolas de uralita, Palacio de Cristal,
con su "no pasarán" con sus "vivan las caenas",
su cementerio civil, su banda municipal.
He llorado en Venecia, me he perdido en Manhattan,
he crecido en La Habana, he sido un paria en París,
México me atormenta, Buenos Aires me mata,
pero siempre hay un tren que desemboca en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un niño que envejece en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un coche que derrapa en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un fuego que se enciende en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un barco que naufraga en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un sueño que despierta en Madrid,
pero siempre hay un vuelo de regreso a Madrid...
Joaquín Sabina
- Pros:Friendly people, historical places, interesting art museums, excellent restaurants ~ Gente amable, lugares históricos, interesantes museos de arte, excelentes restaurantes
- Cons:The siesta: some places are closed from 2 PM to 5 ~ La siesta: algunos lugares están cerrados de 14:00 a 17:00
- In a nutshell:Velázquez, Goya, Murillo... painted Madrid with their best colours! ~ Velázquez, Goya, Murillo... pintaron Madrid con sus mejores colores!
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Comments (63)
Very nice page can you teach me some spanish pls?
Me gusto mucho tu pagina, gracias.
Excellent Madrid page!
Gracias por tus consejos... Muy buenos! Me gustaron tus fotos y tus apreciaciones. Fabian, Bogotá, Colombia
I bought a porcelain jug from the Prado Museum gift shop in Spain. it was stolen from house my house. How can I buy another one from the gift shop? what is the Prado Museum Gift shop web address?
Thanks for the excellent virtual tour of Madrid. Going from bar to bar to enjoy the "ir de tapas" sounds like fun. My grandson will be celebrating his 16th birthday in Madrid next month.
Great Madrid tips! I like your photo of the fountian at Colon. It was one of my favorites, now they have had the water turned off for months and have put some ugly plastic on the part the water used to go. :( Saludos desde Madrid!
Hi Andrea! Wonderful page about this nice town, I really like it! Greetings from Poland and wishes of a Happy New Year for you and your closest! Maria from Poland.
¡Hola Andrea! Quiero ir a Madrid el deciembre 7-11 con mi marido. We'll stay at Hotel Tryp Centro Norte.Can you give me some information about the weather and the hotel.How can we discover Madrid in a best way in 4 days :) Gracias. Eylem
Very good page on Madrid. It was a nice city. I enjoyed my visit there back in 2003.
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