Madrid's Cathedral

Amongst all the cathedral I visited, Madrid's colorful interior is my favorite.

Madrid the city

Many tourists say no much to sightsee in Madrid. But I found a lot of things to do in the city. A lot of museums, theaters, a lot of good restaurants... (Above) Ham shop

(Above) Atocha Station (Renfe train station)

(Above) Shopping district near Sol

(Above) Cathedral

(Above) Palacio Real (Imperial Palace)

(Above) Tapas display

Summer Events! Concert, Dance, Festival, Pride!

Madrid in summer is full of events. In many places, there are concerts, dance performances, musicals, festivals, and Pride Parade! During my traveling time, I was able to watch Kylie Minogue concert on 2 July, and Gay Pride events. I also watched Broadway Musical "West Side Story", also Spanish flamenco & opera "Carmen".(Above) Kylie Minogue concert, or "MTV Day '09" at Madrid Vernas Bullring, 2 July 2009. It was very fun! She ended the encore with the old hit "I should be so lucky"!

(Above) Dance performance, part of Madrid summer festival "Veranos de la Villa", 25 June - 23 August. At different places, many concerts, musicals, dramas, and dance performances. The dance performance in the pic was for free.

(Above) Gay Pride Parade on 4 July 2009. Thousands of people were on the Grand Via street.

(Below) Mr.Gay Pride Spain 2009. The winner was Mr.Barcelona.

Dining Experience at the world oldest Restaurant

Restaurant Botin, located near Plaza..., is the oldest restaurant in the world recorded by Guinness Book of Records. It is famous also by Ernest Hemingway's famous "The Sun Also Rises". The novel quoted "We lunched up-strairs at Botin's. It is one of the best restaurants in the world. We had roast young suckling pig and drank rioja alta..." is displayed on the front glass of the restaurant. I took the exact same course with Hemingway, costed 45 euros, including the roasted pig, the wine, and the desert.