Summer Travels: Madrid

Dear Readers,

After a long delay, I have returned to the web to continue posting photos from our fabulous five-week summer adventure.  After leaving Portugal, we spent about four days in Madrid.  I wasn't able to explore as thoroughly as I had hoped because of two days of terrible allergies and an eternity of scorching hot sun and 100 degree weather.  But I loved the architecture and people watching, and would go back to Madrid in the WINTER in a second to check out the museums, restaurants, and parks I missed this time around.

The Easy Seat (one of my favorite photos)

Cooling Umbrellas at Famous Plaza Mayor

Madrid Life

Alley Shopping

QuirkyMantilla Shop Plaque (where I bought a beautiful shawl)

Prado Museum

"Bus Turistico Madrid"

Madrid Colors

Tiny Church

Cafe in Courtyard, with Romantic Spanish Light

Wonderful Old Door

Indian Street Performer Outside McDonald's = Irony

A Common Sight in Madrid

One of Several "Headless" Madrid Street Performers

The Lost Marx Brother (he was a comedic genius!)

A "Self Portrait"

Police Strolling in Style

A Dangerously Beautiful Pastry Shop Window Display

Market Ceiling

Chocolateria Since 1894!

The Madrid Coat of Arms

Picturesque Street Scene

Surprising Trompe L'Oeil Wall

A Madrid Avenue

A Horse and Rider Dwarfed by a Lovely Old Building

Palacio Real de Madrid

View Through the Palace Door

Colorful Striped Cathedral Ceiling

Almudena Cathedral