m@dr!d

i have been silence for a few days already, am on the part one of my vacation. it is hot here, i am already a shade darker....

madrid is a great city escape!!!!

safe.cheap.friendly.great food, super weather.

i took so many photos that my netbook can no longer handling them neither the speed of the wifi from the hostal able to cope.

here are just a few snapshots... more stories on this amazing city will follow when i finally get to sort out my photos...

plaza mayor, my first snapshot of madrid, the square is pretty much empty and only turns into life from evening till late night. i passed by here so frequent that each time i tell myself i am going to skip this place yet this seems to be the cross road for my orientation to get to the next destination...

madrid is full of parks, huge parks are everywhere. they are shady, great place for a picnic lunch or siesta when the sun is too fierce in the afternoon. parks have the cooling effect to madrid...

toledo, a Romanesque city just 30 min south of madrid by the high speed tourist train. a complete medieval city on top of a hill and three sides surrounded by water... this is not the view of the old city but the outlook from the old city to the greater surroundings...