In Madrid we stayed on a quite street in the writer's district.
Our apartment, over a laundry, had 3 small balconies.
Small shops lined the street, and many of the shoppers were local people.
Calle de Leon was not always this quiet, though.
We went to Cardamomo for flamenco. Patricia is waiting for the action to begin.
I thought this was a neat shot with multiple images.
The flamenco was pretty good.
We visited the Thyssen Bornemisza art museum.
The Merry Violinist-Honthorst-1624.
La Virgen y El Niño con ángeles-Cosimo-1500
San Sebastián-Bernini-1615. I think this is remarkable.
This neoclassical building holds the Spanish Parliament of 350 members.
A shop near the Plaza Mayor. Look at the care with which things are arranged.
We read about this gentrified market and visited several times.
The mercado was nearly always full--and I mean full--of people.
There are many small shopsselling food in the mercado.
An entrance to the Plaza Mayor.
The Plaza Mayor is not ancient. It dates back to the 19th century.
A great tourist draw with restaurants and shops and people watching.
King Phillip III (el Senor Rey Felipe III) in the Plaza Mayor.