Madrid through pictures

With all the flights cancellation over the last 2 days due to the heavy snow in the UK, we were really lucky that our flight to Madrid wasn't canceled.

What I liked most about Madrid is the sky. It was so clear and you could see the clouds moving so fast right before your eyes. The architectures of the buildings were impressive and the layout of the town was really organised with straight and broad roads throughout the city.

Plazza Mayor - the famous square with Christmas market.

It was weird to see wigs and masks selling at the stalls and people wearing those disguises at night.

Merry-go-round

Blogger in action

Gigantic prawn outside one of the restaurants in Plazza Mayor.

Told you about the sky. You can see the light reflected on the tiles too.

I apologise for my constant complains of hunger. M was nice enough to treat us to Churros which is something like doughnut dipped in chocolate. The chocolate was more of a dip than a drink as it was really sweet and thick.

Using an SLR camera to take picture of the whole group is not easy.

One of the nice buildings - Metropolis

On our way towards Plaza de La Cibeles

Palacio de Cibeles - looks really impressive from the front.

At Plaza de La Cibeles

Cibeles fountain - their roundabouts are really impressive

Puerta de alcala - Built to commemorate the entry into the city of King Charles III. The semicircular archways are for carriages and the smaller square archways on both sides are for pedestrians.

The story of Buen Retiro Park:

There was once a group of good friends who went on a picnic.

They really loved the greenery and fresh air even in this season. That was how dedicated to nature they were.

At one point, N stumbled upon this beautiful pond with an impressive monument.

Happily, she called her friends so that they could take a picture with it.

P wanted to have a solo shot of herself but after half a hour, she was still trying to find the best angle.

A got really annoyed and couldn't take it anymore. He wanted a solo picture of himself too. So, he kicked P away. When M and N tried to calm him down, he wouldn't listen and kicked them away too.

P managed to recover first and with her super kick, sent A flying.

The kick wasn't powerful enough. A came crawling back. In the end, P used her ultimate skill and blasted him away once and for all.

Defeated, A gave up on the solo picture and swore that he will return once he's trained enough to defeat P.

The end.

Ok, enough of the crappy story. Back to Madrid.

Bear and the Madrono tree

It represents Madrid's coat-of-arm, signifying the abundance of bears and woods.

Puerta del Sol square

Continuation of the epic of Buen Retiro park

After 5 years, the friends finally managed to forgive and forget. They had a reunion over a Tapas meal in one of the pubs in Madrid.

The photo which reveals our natural expressions:

P-the daydreamer, A-the always bored, M-the perfect teeth, N-the one who is only natural when she eats.

We had trouble ordering as there were no English menu in this pub frequented by the locals. But the food was really delicious and cheap. From Caesar salad, Baguette with ham and quail egg, Grilled chicken with pineapple, Patatas Bravas, to Paella. My favourite was Setas Empanadas con Alioli which was battered mushrooms with garlic and olive sauce. Yummy!

The many expressions during the reunion. After 5 years, A still tried to recycle old jokes and we grew bored too quickly.

The place where friends became friends again.

I promise that this will be the end of the nonsense.

Best dessert in Madrid - Napolitana from La Mallorquina bakery in central Madrid. It was something like custard in the middle wrapped in really soft bun. I'm missing it already.

Lost people

We wanted to visit the palace the next morning before we fly to Casablanca. But due to the rainy weather, we abandoned plan.

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