We traveled to Madrid via the bullet train from Barcelona. The train reached speeds of 300kph as it carved a path through the mostly barren rural spanish setting on the way. The heat on arrival in Madrid was noticeably hotter than the seaside breezes of Barcelona, up around 30-35°.
We continued our hunt for sangria and interesting food and joined in on a walking tour which gave us some insight into the Madrid and Spanish Culture. It covered the Spanish royal family (the Habsbergs), local food specialties i.e tapas, and some background on the history of bull fighting. We were regaled by a story of one particular matador by the name of 'Frasculeo' who had reportedly run with the bulls 1236 times and killed 3801 bulls!, incredible stats given the likelihood of injury. Here are a few pics of Madrid.
We continued our hunt for sangria and interesting food and joined in on a walking tour which gave us some insight into the Madrid and Spanish Culture. It covered the Spanish royal family (the Habsbergs), local food specialties i.e tapas, and some background on the history of bull fighting. We were regaled by a story of one particular matador by the name of 'Frasculeo' who had reportedly run with the bulls 1236 times and killed 3801 bulls!, incredible stats given the likelihood of injury. Here are a few pics of Madrid.
Sewer cover showing the Madrid coat of arms, a bear reaching up to eat from a strawberry tree
Paella in the markets
Coffee hit
The Royal Palace Museum
Impressive artworks on a book retailer kiosk
This guy!
Crowded antiques markets on Sunday
Graffiti artworks
Backstreets of Madrid
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