Photo update

Last night´s La Noche en Blanco was good fun. All of central Madrid´s streets and plazas were set up with special lighting and the night´s festivities were a mix of arts, music, dance and street performers. Everything was free and also there were all kinds of things you could go and see like the ballet but with huge queues and limited spaces available we chose to wander around town instead.

Today we took the train for a day trip to Toledo, a historic Spanish town and it´s former capital. It only took 30 minutes on the train to get there and we spent six hours wandering around the labyrinth of small, winding roads. The town is built on a hill and surrounded by the Rio Toja (River Toja). It seemed genuinly more old style Spain than what´s on offer in central Madrid, it was a nice contrast.

Here´s an update on photos starting from our trip up the Eiffel Tower, and our first few days in Madrid.

(The views from up the tower shortly before sunset)

(At sunset and by night)


(Puerto del Sol and the El Retiro Park)


(More from El Retiro Park)


(The Palacio Real - Royal Palace - and "What is this? A Palace for ants?!")


(Spanish Royal Armoury, for the wee-man and inside the Palace)


(La Noche en Blanco - all night party in Madrid!)


(A turtle farm at the train station, bizarre! And photos from Toledo...)



Buena noches and Adios!
Dale & Sheryl