After my crazy cram-everything-in day yesterday, I definitely slowed down today. I went looking at the architecture, at the mercado … Read More
Barcelona day 2
Spain
Barcelona day 1, part 3 – Gaudi and more architecture
After visiting La Sagrada and Park Güell, the natural progression was to cram in all the other Gaudi places that … Read More
Barcelona day 1, part 2 – Park Güell
After seeing the Gaudi-designed La Sagrada, of course the next destination was Park Güell and the Gaudi House museum, both … Read More
Barcelona day 1, part 1 – getting my bearings and La Sagrada
I bought cheap Ryanair tickets from London to Barcelona for January. Silly me, though, didn’t look at where the airport … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – Highlights
These are my top 5 highlights from my time in Madrid. 1. ROYAL PALACE The standout building in Madrid, the … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – Last looks
My last looks at Madrid. Not photographed, but I did go to the Prado museum, specifically to see the Hieronymus … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – wandering
Wandering around different places is absolutely my favourite thing to do. While I usually take a pretty well-researched map with … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – Basilica of San Francisco el Grande
I think this is one of the most beautiful churches that I have ever have the pleasure to go into. … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – Catedral de la Almudena
While this church was begun in 1897, it wasn’t completed until 1993. This is reflected in the different architecture throughout … Read More
A weekend in Madrid – Palacio Real de Madrid
You were not allowed to take photos within the castle except for the entrance hall (sadly, as it was really … Read More
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