Category: Spain
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Day 3 – walking, walking, walking, walking, WALKING!! (Guess that’s what I came here to do…!)
Plan A to spend my day in the museum district was aborted when I felt that I headed out too late. So I just started walking and ended up at a wonderful city park, Parque del Retiro! Sticking to the perimeter, I enjoyed the variety of trees and flowers that were in bloom, many people…
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Puerta del Sol
“Gateway of the Sun” . My Madrid casa is located in this district and “has been the heart of the city since the 15th century” (Fodor’s guide book). Madrid is the capital of Spain and there are commemorative statues everywhere, including high atop buildings which alas, is not the best camera angle for this amateur…
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Day 2
Well, it’s Wednesday anyway, and since I left on Tuesday I guess that makes it “day 2” – but I haven’t yet gone to sleep since arising at 6:30 a.m. uh, yesterday… My brain (in Spain!) is crying for rest!!! I did get to see the sun come up though! And after all of…
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Day 1
And I’m getting closer…! Though I don’t begin my physical “Camino” for several more days, I truly started this journey some time ago and today I am one step closer preparing to head out to the airport (okay, I’ve been packed for awhile and have been staring at the clock in a bit of a…