About Madrid:
Madrid is the
capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is about 3
million, double the population of Toulouse. It is the third-largest city in the European
Union, after London and Berlin.
Day 1 – 11th
April 2015 – Saturday
I went to
Madrid with my family and I went there by car (It was 8 hours). We stopped at Lourdes (for 2 hours) and went
to the Grotto and lighted candles and took some holy water. Then we went to Madrid. In the night (10 pm) we reached there, had
our dinner and then went to sleep. It
was a very long journey to Madrid, but I had my kindle to read all the way to
Madrid! My dad said the drive was very
nice due to no traffic on high ways.
Day 2 – 12th
April 2015 – Sunday
We used the
Metro for the next 3 days in Madrid. On
Sunday we first went to the Royal Palace and to the Garden behind the palace.
The palace garden was very big and it has lot of mazes in it. Next, we went to Puerta del Sol, where the
famous clock is located.
There is also
the famous statue of Bear with a Madrono Tree and the Point of Kilometre Zero –
which is the starting point of Spain. We
went to an Italian restaurant for lunch and to a Spanish restaurant for Dinner.
About the
Palace: This palace is the official residence of the Spanish Royal
Family but the King Felipe VI and the Royal Family do not reside in the
palace; they stay in a smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela outside Madrid
Day 3 – 13th
April 2015 – Monday
We went to the
Plaza de Ciebels, where the Spanish football team celebrates when they win a
football cup. It has the Spanish
Cityhall and the famous statue of Greek goddess on a chariot with 2 lions.
Next we went
to the
Puerta de Alcalá, a monument at the round about and to the Retiro park and spend some time at the lake and park. It was very nice.
We came back
to the city centre and had Churros with hot Chocolate sauce at San Gines. Monday night we went to the Gran via which is
a central street, full of restaurants and shops.
We had our dinner at an Amercian diner called
Tommy’s Mels.
Day 4 – 14th
April 2015 – Tuesday
On Tuesday,
we went to the Plaza de Espana which has a big fountain and small shops. Next we went to the Temple of Debod at one of
Madrid's parks, the Parque del Oeste, near the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Went shopping
to Gran Via again and to Desigual (5 story exclusive Desigual store); we also walked
around the streets of Puerto Del Sol, had lot of frozen yogurt and returned to
hotel.
About the
Temple of Debod:
The Temple of
Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was dismantled, was taken to Madrid
and rebuilt in Madrid. It was originally
built in Egypt during 2nd Century, 2000 years ago.
Original Temple picture from Egypt, before moving it to Spain.
Day 5 – 15th
April 2015 – Wednesday
It was my Mom’s
birthday on Wednesday, we celebrated at the hotel room and then checked-out of
the hotel. Then, we went to the National
Geography Store on Gran Via. This store
was interesting with lot of world maps, travel accessories, soft animal toys
and dresses. I bought a big Tiger soft
toy which looks very real. Then we drove back and reached Toulouse at 9:30 pm.
In the place that I live in Spain its also really good I know it because when people ask me from wich part I come for and i answer they say is very nice ! Its Andalucia,Cadiz, el puerto de santa maria
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