Well I made it to the other side of the world, and more importantly out of the airport - loved the fantastic ceiling, promises of all the architecture to come in Spain! My first impression getting to the older part of the city, is that it is very Grand with a capital G! The buildings were so big and beautiful and some beautiful parks and trees. Must be all that gold that came from the America’s.

Went for an early evening walk, there were thousands of people out, but it was 27 degrees and a beautiful Sunday evening, got a bit lost, but enjoyed the city and some of the fantastic buildings, feel quite dwarfed by it all!


0pposite the Palacio Real the plaza and below a statue /fountain with a small piece of the Palacio inv the background - so hard to convey the magnificence of it all!

 
These gardens reminded me very much of being in Rome 
Galleria  de las Collecionnes Reales found myself in this courtyard, people just milling, someone playing music on electric violin, many gathered to look at the sunset at the end of this long plaza. 
Evening light westward through the arches of a courtyard to the Palacio opposite the Galeria


Enjoyed my wander around, so hard to communicate how tiny I felt against these massive buildings, bought some snacks to keep me going after a surfeit of airline food, fell asleep halfway through my mandarin !
Last view of the night from my hotel window as the lights came on and the sun went down on my first day in Madrid !

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  1. KerinMay 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM

    Your fabulous pics & prose transported me back to Madrid-magnificent, elegant & awe inspiring

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