Sunday, May 29, 2011

Day two and three in Madrid






Some rather dynamic statues on top of a building...



Stopped off at a cupcake store for a quick bite



Some local street art






Lesa's apartment

Reina Sofia: 



Minimilist art



Yayoi Kusama






Enter the void








Still from a surrealist film 



Salvador Dali 

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Day One In Madrid


My lovely tour guide and hostess seniora Lesa MacLeod


Outside the Reina Sofia 


Pretty statue


San Jerónimo el Real

Just the Local Post Office:




I would send letters everyday if I could post them here...


Pretty Tiles




So many beautiful statues





The Puerta del Sol Square:





Elefante




The heraldic symbol of Madrid: a bear and a madrone tree



Street performer

The Mercado de San Miquel: 






As seen from the outside



Lesa enjoying Sangria 


Crazy curved buildings

The Palacio Real de Madrid:













Santa María la Real de La Almudena:












Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Trip to Cambridge!

Many thanks to Greg for showing me around!


One of the many seas of bicycles


Wrought iron balcony, white curtain blowing in the breeze. You just cant make this stuff up.


Punting on the river







Detailed architecture 


Lots of detailed architecture














Inside one of the many beautiful churches









Spiral Staircase


Geese: Evil birds










What this pretty field of wildflowers actually concealed was a bed of stinging nettles. My advice: don't try to run through it, it ends badly.