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Toledo and Madrid

Since I first began researching this trip, a visit to Toledo (about 50 minutes by bus south of Madrid) has been high on my list of priorities. I’d seen photographs … Read the rest “Toledo and Madrid”

Monday in Madrid

If you have an interest in art, you could spend a day or two, or even longer at Madrid’s Reina Sofia. As it was, I spent several hours there late … Read the rest “Monday in Madrid”

Modern Madrid

As you’ve undoubtedly read over the last few days, Spain is undergoing what’s being described as “the greatest political crisis in decades”, as there is a move to declare Catalonia … Read the rest “Modern Madrid”

The Colours of Madrid

For at least ten minutes today I watched a young woman attempt to take a selfie. She tried portrait. She tried landscape. She did a complete 360 twirl to find … Read the rest “The Colours of Madrid”

Hola! Madrid

I don’t think I’ve ever made it through passport control that quickly. It helped I was in one of the first few rows of economy class. It helped that ours … Read the rest “Hola! Madrid”