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MAmancinelli.paolo ·12 photographs ·4 Aug 2002 – 7 Aug 2002 ·4 days
Where
Madrid · Madrid
When
4 Aug 2002 – 7 Aug 2002
4 days · trip of 2002
Who
Paolo Mancinelli · @mancinelli.paolo · Napoli
How
Travel diary
The story

I'm sorry I can't post photos but in 2002 I didn't have a digital camera yet.:-( That said, let's talk a little about this beautiful city. We stayed in a hotel near the metro stop, Atocha. Very elegant, I must say. Since I had taken Picasso and his Guernica to my school-leaving exam, we went straight to the Prado museum to see that masterpiece. It's quite another thing to admire a painting when you know all the details. We also went to see the Santiago Bernabéu, the Real Madrid stadium, which was open to the public to celebrate its centenary. We went both onto the stands and into the museum, where all the cups won by the team were on display; my goodness, how many! Let's hope we too, at Napoli, win the cup with the big ears in the future... As the terrain is flat, there are many metro lines that link the city well.

A tip: ask at your hotel where to go to eat a good paella; it worked out very well for us! Hi everyone!

The journey's photographs

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Stone statue of seated Cervantes on the Cervantes monument, Plaza de España, MadridFenced lawn with stone benches, wrought-iron lampposts and conifers before a white palaceRed double-decker Madrid Vision tour bus with tourists on open top deckCibeles Fountain in Madrid, stone lions and chariot with flowers belowPedestrians and a bus pass the white Cibeles Palace on a bright Madrid dayBell tower and dome of Almudena Cathedral behind a wrought-iron lamppostRoyal Palace of Madrid, stone facade with Spanish flag and tourists in the squareThe inclined glass KIO towers rising above trees along the avenueSantiago Bernabéu stadium, empty blue stands and green pitch in daylightSilver football trophies behind glass, Champions League cup in the centerHistoric corner building with clock and lit dome, Gran Vía, MadridCrystal Palace in Retiro Park, glass and iron pavilion, Eva Lootz exhibition

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