Our friend Jose Gomez picks us up at the hotel and we go to for dinner to the Plaza de Santa Ana.
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The place is framed by the hotel penthouse in the west and the Teatro Españolin the east.
We are greeted by a statue of Federico Garcia Lorca’s, a leading Spanish poet and dramatist, who was shot in 1936 at the age of 38 by the Franco’s coup. His body was never found.
Over a glass of wine respectively beer and tapas, Jose gives us insider tips about locations worth visiting in Madrid.
Especially delicious was the Pulpo a la Gallega, a traditional dish from Galicia.
We learn quickly that the Madrilenians are extremely noise resistant. The surrounding noise level is so high that, sometime, a conversation is hardly possible.
Afterwards Jose shows us the Salamander in the Calle de Prado. It was created by IADE Escuela de Diseno (School of Design) with 4200 CDs. We had already seen it on one of Jose’s photos in social media and wanted to see it it live.
Plaza de las Cortes
At the Plaza de las Cortes we see the monument Miguel de Cervantes, Spain’s national poet, who wrote the “Don Quixote”. He is buried in the Convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas de San Ildefonso in Madrid’s literary quarter.
On the opposite side of the street is the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish legislative branch.
From the Plaza de las Cortes you have a beautiful view of the Plaza Cánovas with the Fuente de Neptuno (Fountain of Neptune) and Roman Catholic church San Jerónimo el Real in the background.
Calle Preciados
Via the Puerta del Sol, we reach the Calle Preciados, one of the busiest shopping streets in Madrid. An indescribable throng prevails here during the day and also around this time many people are still around.
After Girona’s medieval Old Town, the illuminations in Madrid appear to us like a fairytale wonderland.
From Plaza del Callao we walk back to our hotel, which also comes up with a play of colors.
We thank Jose for a wonderful evening which we really enjoyed.
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