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Centro Madrid: Puerto del Sol
(Pictures with comments, completing my blog here on Flickr) This morning I wondered the streets around Gran Via and found them surprisingly vivid! People roaming the entrances of shops still to open,...
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Centro Madrid: In and around Plaza Mayor
(Pictures with comments on Flickr) There seems to be some competition between the two, but for me the Plaza Mayor wins over Plaza de la Puerto del Sol. First, it’s actually a square; and second it’s...
View ArticleDinging in Madrid
I’m sitting here slightly getting drunk, but nobody minds and me neither. I’m dining here next to Plaza Mayor in Madrid (Spain btw), like a good tourist I am. I know there are more kinky places, but...
View ArticleChocolate cake
Aah.. Vacation.. The time of the year you not only think about eating a burger and chocolate cake mixed with a Mexican beer, you actually do it.
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Strolling through Malasaña
Today I walked around the Paseo de la Castellana (with a pit stop recharging my camera’s battery). I must say there were some striking contrasts. On the Calle de Serrano (calle=street) you’ll find some...
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Must go restaurant: Sobrino de Botín
Plain simple food, served quite quickly, good service, very nice setting: Sobrino de Botín. It’s in Calle Cuchilleros, southwest of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. It’s the oldest, still running restaurant...
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Building day
Today I woke up very tired. To much walking around and culinary excitement the past days? Who knows. Ten minutes later I was downstairs on my way to the Metro, but with no good plan in mind. Yesterday...
View ArticleRevamping 2 wikipedia pages
I do love the word ‘revamping’. Two Wikipedia pages have undergone some serious facelifting, and I must say I’m a little bit proud of it. They also include my own pictures made past days in Madrid....
View Article¡Hasta Pronto, Madrid!
Today I left Madrid, flying to Belgium. Monday I’ll travel back to Germany, after first filling up on mussels and visiting family. Some random thoughts on my stay in Madrid: Highlight was definitely...
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