I was looking through my photo galleries to get inspired to write the post to join the second week of the #dreemportchallenge initiated by @dreemport in collaboration with @pinmapple. This week @dreemsteem is asking us to write about a special place that means something to us.
One city special to me is Madrid. It may not be a monumental city if you compare it to other cities in Spain or Europe, but there is so much to do there that you never get bored. Madrid is also for us a place to meet with family and friends after a long time. That last time we were there, in Spain, was very special. We went to visit my sister-in-law and her family, whom we had not seen for more than 6 years. And on that occasion, we went to Madrid to celebrate the end of the year with her in-laws.
And since today is #WednesdayWalk day, I'm going to share from that trip a walk we took through the center of the city on the last day of the year 2019.
My husband, my son, and I went for a walk around the city before meeting up with the family to celebrate the end of the year.
Our walk that afternoon began at the Paseo del Prado after a visit to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. From there, we walked along the Carrera the San Jerónimo street to go to the city center.
We passed in front of the Teatro Reina Victoria and arrived at a small intersection called Plaza de Canalejas.
And we continued to the nearby Puerta de Sol. An emblematic square of the city despite not being very big. It was the last day of the year and it was already full of people preparing to welcome the year. No one at the time could have imagined that a year later the world would be so different.
In this square, it is a tradition that people come to welcome the new year while the clock in the square chimes. It gets very crowded, and already at that time after noon, it was quite crowded. So we didn't stop there for long and continued our walk.
We walked to the Plaza Mayor of the city, a huge beautiful square that was crowded by the Christmas market, although this did not allow us to admire the square in all its splendor.
Near the square, in one of the cafes, we ate a sandwich of calamari with beer, but I have no photos.
We continue our way from the Plaza Mayor but not before taking a picture of the name of one of the little streets that leave the square, Calle de Ciudad Rodrigo. My son's name is Rodrigo.
Nearby we made a stop at the San Miguel Market at the square of the same name. A building full of places to eat or have a drink.
It was packed, but we did not miss the chance to have a glass of wine while eating a cone with shavings of Iberian acorn ham.
And with our tummies satisfied, we continued our way along the main street to the nearby Plaza de la Villa.
We continue walking along the main street, Calle Mayor, of the city.
And we arrived at the Almudena Cathedral, the main church of the city. We skirted the building.
But we could not visit it inside. It was not open at that time.
From there, we approached the Royal Palace of Madrid and passed in front of the Plaza de La Armeria.
We walked a little further around to enter the outside area of the Palace.
We walked around the outside of the palace for a while.
And then we went to the Plaza de Oriente.
From there we walked to the Plaza de Isabel II. And after having a coffee, it was getting late and we had to go back to get ready for the end of the year.
In the square, at the Ópera station, we took the metro and ended our walk through the center of Madrid that day.
This is my post for this week's #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by @tattoodjay in collaboration with #makemesmile hosted by @elizacheng.
Thank you for reading, and for joining me on my walk of memories.
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