I picked the Petit Palace Plaza Espana as I wanted to be close to the Royal Palace. And this hotel was very easy to find once we had left the metro. I thought that it was quiet street of the Grand Via. And it was less than an ten minuite walk from both the Opera and the Royal Palace. The…
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Once we arrived in Segovia, we decided to go for lunch straight away. We were dropped off at the ancient aqueduct, a Roman structure that measures 15 km in length. We thought about climbing up the stairs but decided not to. The aqueduct is an Unesco World Heritage site. We did see a Macdonalds and a Burger King to the left…
About an hour south of Madrid, is Toledo. This is an UNESCO World Heritage historical place due to co-existence of Christians, Jews and Muslims. We started our walking tour crossing the San Martin bridge. We first came across the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes built in the 15th century. We were visiting on a sunday morning, so we were…
SPAIN, MADRID, THE BULLFIGHT
I have always wanted to visit a bullfight and this trip we seemed to be in the right place at the right time. The bullring in Madrid in one of the biggest and grandest I have ever seen. My husband was not keen but I was so excited. I asked for the cheapest tickets, this was due to the fact…
So my last weekend break and it is Madrid. Somewhere where I have wanted to visit for years. In one of my favourite countries in the world, Spain. Another early start from Stansted airport. We were meant to fly out at 6.25am but did not leave up gone 7am. Yet we arrived in Madrid at 10am as stated. I felt…
My favourite destinations in the world so far. THE MALDIVES This was easily my favourite destination visited of all time. This was an anniversary gift to my husband. And it was money well spent. It was the first time, we had flown on a seaplane and landed in the sea. I had never snorkled with sharks before. I had never…