Tagged With "Madrid"
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Re: Autumn: A season for soup
Soup, my favorite! Here are 2 more, a preview from next week's Oaxaca blog (Wednesday, 10/28), 'Food'.
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Re: Madrid's Electric Bike Share Tops 50,000 Sign Ups
Very cool! As I contemplate getting my own bike back on the road, hills are one of the issues (aside from traffic) and I've even thought about one of these...great way to get around a city that's bicycle-friendly... I found a picture...they're like regular bikes, it seems, not like a Vespa, so probably easier to park, too.
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Re: Madrid's Electric Bike Share Tops 50,000 Sign Ups
I saw these electric bikes all over Tokyo and they are growing on me. Also, I've noticed foldable bikes everywhere I'm going. I'm wondering if we will big numbers of people packing those for travel in the near future.
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Re: Madrid's Electric Bike Share Tops 50,000 Sign Ups
Given the weight and size restrictions on luggage, I think it’s more likely that we’ll see these for rent in a lot more places, rather than people taking their own along. Folding sounds nice…you can just take it to your room at night. Electric folding would be even better!
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
I totally disagree with the list. It's partly because I'm more budget focused and partly because it takes less time and hassle at the smaller airports.My favorite airports are small ones where security is reasonable and you dont need to be there hours in advance. My tops would include John Lennon( Liverpool) Sanford near (Orlando) and Marseilles, France
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
These are all important international hubs, but I'm inclined to agree with TravelRob. Most of these airports are massive and far from user friendly. Maybe they have a large assortment of restaurants from which to choose, etc. But I like short lines, a quick security screen and a reasonable walk to the gate not requiring a bus or train to get there.
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
I don't want Restaurants or a shopping experience at my airport. I want to check in and go as soon as possible. I don't like being overcharged for something I don't want by an airport that insists on holding me hostage for 3 or 4 hours. My worst experience was JFK for 3 days when my flight was cancelled. Like Rob, if you get me away in under an hour of arrival I'm happy. Liverpool has destinations all over Europe.
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
I think the comments, and mine are all hitting on the same point: better airport is not more amenities for while you're trapped there...better airport is not trapping you there. I get disbelieving stares when I tell people that Laguardia is my favorite. But, while it looks a bit dated, its size means you don't have ridiculous hikes, and it's easy to get in and get out. Heathrow T5, on the other hand...especially if you are transferring from T3...is an experience that makes you feel like...
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
Dulles airport was unique. A bus on "scissors" rose up to the planes exit door and we all walked into the carriage. It drove back to the main terminal, Then the announcement. Because of a backlog of passengers we would have to stay on the shuttle bus. We were packed in tight. Standing shoulder to shoulder. No seats. We stood in it for two and a half hours. Sweltering under a July sun. No AirCon. No water. We weren't allowed to open the doors "for security reasons". Temperatures soon rose...
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
Well, there you have it literally: the road to hell, paved with good intentions. But something does need to change...the airport walks can't just keep getting longer!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 8, 2015: Toledo and Madrid
Great pictures - I hope you can add some more ! Looks like you were there when its HOT !
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 8, 2015: Toledo and Madrid
Thank you! I visited Spain in July, and temperatures were around 30-35 degrees. Pretty hot At the time, I didn't have a good camera with me, so I only took photos with my phone. I could add a few more. I will probably add a post on my blog about my time in Spain. Originally Posted by GarryRF: Great pictures - I hope you can add some more ! Looks like you were there when its HOT !
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 8, 2015: Toledo and Madrid
The Moorish influence on the architecture of Spain is amazing ! Love it
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Re: Belles lettres et de belles choses: A wanderer's gallery
An apology...I mixed my files and misidentified the girl reading her stack of bronze books; we met her in Seville, not Lisbon!
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Re: Belles lettres et de belles choses: A wanderer's gallery
Another find for the Belles Lettres category: The 19th-c sign atop the older part of Madrid's Atocha rail station.
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Re: "Art", Madrid international airport
"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" I think I'd need Spanish Eyes to admire this work. Fun - but not art.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17: A Night out in Madrid
Really nicely exposed and atmospheric photo PH! Completely typifies the sidewalk eating culture. Come back summer!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17: A Night out in Madrid
That is a stunning photograph Pheymont.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17: A Night out in Madrid
Thanks for the kind words, guys! I just wish I were sitting there now...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17: A Night out in Madrid
This is a photograph ? Wow, it looks like a beautiful painting.
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
Fascinating post. I LOVE that Pere Borrel del Caso painting.
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
Here's another you might like, hanging in the Castelvecchio in Verona. It's by 15th century artist Giovanni Francesco Caroto, and is titled Boy with a Drawing. I've thought it wouldn't be out of place in Mad magazine... It appeared on TravelGumbo in a blog I did on Verona .
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
Now that's postmodern and...well...freaky. Yup--Mad Magazine, for sure.
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
I had the same thought, HistoryDigger! That guy is one of Alfred E Neuman's ancestors.
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
Oh, for sure! Definite DNA match. (p.s. I couldn't access your article from the Verona hyperlink.)
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Re: Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
HistoryDigger Try this link. https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...han-romeo-and-juliet
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Best Restaurants
I read a lot of food magazines (Saveur, Bon Appetit, etc.) and they are always on top of what's trendy in food and wine...but I'm a little along, and not so interested in the newest thing, because mostly it's a lot of fuss and soon gone. I'd like...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 8, 2015: Toledo and Madrid
My first solo trip was to Madrid and Toledo in Spain. I had been travelling for years, but always in a group. This time I was on my own, and a little petrified. I shouldn't have been as Madrid is easy to get around and the...
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Turquoise Trail: A beautiful trip through New Mexico
Jonthan L takes us on a trip along The Turquoise Trail, with stops at Tinkertown and Madrid.
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February 21, 2020: A Great Green Wall, Madrid
DrFumblefinger comes across a beautiful garden growing on the wall of a building near the Prado Museum.
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Ryanair Madrid strike; no baggage service
Ryanair's ground workers at Madrid's airport are on an "open-ended" strike against plans to cut their wages 25-30% as well as issues over inadequate safety equipment, work shifts and holidays. They've accused the company of refusing to negotiate with...
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Madrid's Electric Bike Share Tops 50,000 Sign Ups
Madrid is the first major city in Europe to offer a public bike system that only uses electric bicycles and 50,000 people have already signed up since June, 2014. The electric bikes give the added push up needed for hills...
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Madrid Mayor to clear the city of Dictator Franco
Manuela Carmena, the new mayor of Madrid (and a former communist judge), is going to clean the streets of Madrid. It seems there are 150 streets and public places that are named after or refer to the late dictator Francisco Franco,...
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Beach, Bulls, Music highlight Spain's July events
Kings of Leon at Benicassim 2007 Photo: ELOdry / Wikimedia This is the month of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, but that's only a small piece of the events on tap in Spain for July. A...
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In and Around Madrid's Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor is the largest open space (other than parks) in Central Madrid. It's a major tourist attraction, a place for cafes and shops that range from traditional to chic and has served for hundreds of years as a place for public gatherings,...
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Spain Index
BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013 PHeymont Barcelona's "Other Architect" Feb. 18, 2014 PHeymont The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014 PHeymont Six...
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Madrid's Banco de Espana Building: Where Gumbo Was (#45)
The Banco de Espana building in Madrid had Gumbo’s attention when he was taking the puzzle picture, and what caught him was the stark difference in sculptural decoration in the picture—but the building as a whole is worth a look, too. It...
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Feathered 'ex-pats' lead to Spanish squawks
Madrid and other Spanish cities have developed colonies of Quaker parrots, an invasive species that arrived as pets.
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Hard way to catch a plane: chase it!
A Ryanair passenger who missed his flight catches it anyway, by running across the field!
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 17: A Night out in Madrid
Summer evenings in Madrid lend themselves to outdoor dining and drinking, with nearly every street and plaza taken up with tables. Even tiny restaurants and bars spread themselves out as evening temperatures become pleasant. Since Madrilenos start the...
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World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
Skytrax has released its annual list of the world's best airports, based on surveys it distributed. Almost all of last year's winners are on the list again, and the only one in North America is Vancouver. But (IMHO) there's reason to question a list...
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Madrid Archaeological Museum to Reopen on April 1.
"Spain's National Archaeological Museum reopens to the public on Tuesday after a massive six-year overhaul..." Read more from 'The Local', Spain's English language online newspaper.
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Spain, Britain vie for tallest European building
It's not just the Middle Eastern oil lands that like to brag about tall new skyscrapers; now Spain and Britain are in a competition for Europe's tallest.
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Stormtroopers (and Wookies and Jedis) invade Barcelona
Barcelona loves parades and the world seems to love Star Wars−especially this year, with a new movie opening just before Christmas. Put that all together, and you've got Barcelona's annual Star Wars parade, bigger than ever. This...
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Is Spain becoming a Drone Zone?
Spain's local governments are finding innovative uses for small drones, but Madrid's new city government cancelled its order.
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Re: Silk Road becomes the Silk Railway
As a huge fan of all sorts of surface travel, you had me going there for a moment. Until I realized I'd have to wear my chorizo disguise to get a ride on this train.
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Re: Silk Road becomes the Silk Railway
I’d have to agree there…visions in my head of having to stand out in the cold while the engines were changed (and sinister figures on the platform, with their collars turned up…thanks, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, etc.). The author of the article may, at the end, have crossed a line, though with the words: “It is certainly an epic monument to the lengths we will go to meet our unfulfillable desire for things we don’t need.” I can’t see how those words apply to olive oil and chorizo…
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Re: Silk Road becomes the Silk Railway
Originally Posted by PortMoresby: As a huge fan of all sorts of surface travel, you had me going there for a moment. Until I realized I'd have to wear my chorizo disguise to get a ride on this train. You could always disguise yourself as a ham or a can of olive oil. As I recall, there was a famous character on the Popeye cartoon who liked to disguise herself as Olive Oyle.
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Re: Silk Road becomes the Silk Railway
Originally Posted by DrFumblefinger: You could always disguise yourself as a ham... That would definitely make the most sense, actually requiring no disguise.