Madrid

Rosa will remember this from Pano!

Diego de León metro station, Madrid. Ceramic mural,

Parque de Juan Carlos I, Madrid.

Situated some way to the northeast of the centre of Madrid, I didn't get to hear about this park until a student mentioned it and I realised it was almost round the corner from where I lived at that time! But it meant crossing a motorway and I didn't investigate further. Then in 2016 I wasn't working due to illness and I started to explore Madrid and I remembered this park. So I visited and was pleasantly surprised!

The south east corner viewed from a side street.

Azca, Madrid. A 10 min walk from my flat to here. As I give many classes in the Azca Business Centre, I pass this way often.

Nuevos Ministerios and Azca, Madrid.

Colombia Metro Station, Madrid

What has changed here from 3 years ago? Not a lot. New laptop, more plants, more mess. The wines are mostly the same as they are for keeping.

The four towers, as in the next photo, can be seen as a slight smudge on the horizon just to the right of the rock window. Sierra de La Cabrera, Las Agujas de Cancho Gordo in granite country.

Torre Cristal, designed by Argentinian architect César Pelli, of Petronas Towers, Kualar Lumpar and 1, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, Docklands, London fame (who died aged 92 a couple of days ago), viewed from the neighbouring Torre PwC (reflected in Torre Cristal). Cuatro Torres (Four Towers), Madrid. Snow-capped Sierra de Guadarrama on the horizon.

Madrid skyline. The Royal Palace and the Cathedral are prominent to the right.

I live in a flat on the left and in the middle where the interesting windows are is a music school and if the wind is in the right direction I get wafts of wonderful music! Yes, the storm broke that evening!

Moncloa metro station, Madrid

On an evening stroll near me, but down a pedestrianised road I hadn't been down before, I saw these. This game is hopscotch, I don't know the other one.

On an evening stroll near me, but down a pedestrianised road I hadn't been down before, I saw these. The other game is hopscotch, I don't know this one.

Reputedly the oldest church in continuous use in Madrid. Thoughts that it might have started off as a mosque are understandable but seem ill-founded.

A side street near me and Otis' factory in Madrid (Otis seem to have the near monopoly of lifts here). I point out to my students that it is a good old Cornish surname and they look confused, assuming it is an 'American' name! (It's true that the company founder made his name in the US but he was from Cornwall) --- citation needed