Memories of an afternoon strolling in Madrid

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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.

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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.

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We passed in front of the Teatro Reina Victoria and arrived at a small intersection called Plaza de Canalejas.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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And with our tummies satisfied, we continued our way along the main street to the nearby Plaza de la Villa.

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We continue walking along the main street, Calle Mayor, of the city.

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And we arrived at the Almudena Cathedral, the main church of the city. We skirted the building.

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But we could not visit it inside. It was not open at that time.

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From there, we approached the Royal Palace of Madrid and passed in front of the Plaza de La Armeria.

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We walked a little further around to enter the outside area of the Palace.

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We walked around the outside of the palace for a while.

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And then we went to the Plaza de Oriente.

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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.

All images and writing are my own unless otherwise stated.

All photos were taken during our visit to Madrid in December 2019. Lead image edited with Canva

© CoquiCoin

March 22, 2023

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I have a friend who comes from Madrid. She loves it and it's her favorite city in Spain, but she always complains about the temperatures in summer 🙂 I have never been to Madrid but I would definitely love to visit it one day.

It looks like you had a fun day with your family. Thank you for taking us with you on your walk 🙂

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I hope you can visit someday. Madrid is a wonderful city and yes summer may not be the best time to visit it because of the heat. And it is the only time of the year when the main streets of the city are not crowded, as it seems many have gone to spend the summer heat outside the city. 😊
Thank you for stopping by :)

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I really want to visit Madrid. I've been to Spain for 3x already but Madrid was just out of the way. We visited Barcelona and to the south. And maybe to see some traveling friends who are based in Madrid.

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I hope you can visit sometime soon. Madrid is maybe not as beautiful as Barcelona but has so many good vibes that I love it. It has so much to do, you can't get bored.

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Yeah, I just want to experience and visit the capital of Spain. Every city has its own charm. :)

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Madrid is one of my dream places.. Thanks for sharing these photos with us .. Your son's reaction behind is funny hehe.

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I hope you can visit it someday. It's a wonderful city with so much to do. 😊

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Ohhh Madrid! I love that area and with time also to enjoy the museums, the Prado and the Thyssen 🤩

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I love the museums in Madrid, and well actually I like the whole city, hehe :)

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Yeah a very pleasant and friendly atmosphere there 😉 Happy day amiga!

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What a beautiful walk @coquicoin 👋🏻😊 you saw so much!
Madrid is a special place… so much to see and so.
Thanks for sharing your visit.
Have a wonderful Wednesday ☀️🥰🌺

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A beautiful tour around Madrid it looks such a charming city

Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks

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A charming city indeed. My pleasure to join the Wednesday Walk :)

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What a great walk, a great way to say goodbye to the old year and start a new one full of good vibes.

Beautiful place, I hope God will grant me to visit Spain and see Madrid.

I loved seeing you at the end of the post with your husband. Nice walk I didn't know about this initiative with pinmapple, I'll check it out, thank you very much.

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I hope you can go with God's favor. I know you would love it and enjoy it very much.

In the last picture is also my son on the other side with a funny expression, but you can hardly see him, hehe.

I hope you can join the challenge, I saw that you already have a recent post in pinemapple, you only have to do the Dreemport thing tomorrow. If you want to join and you have never used dreemport, don't hesitate to ask me.
Un gran abrazo! 🤗

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🤣🤣 I saw the young man and thought it might be his son or a passer-by.

Thanks, I'm sure I'll ask you. 🤗

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...it might be his son or a passer-by.

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And you are welcome 😊

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It looks like a stunning city - my wife really wants to go there for a city break, so its on our list !
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All that magic in a single afternoon???... WOW!!!!... A visual marvel and an excellent text!... A luxury article!... Great job, as for a specialized magazine!... Excellent!!! ... Thanks for sharing @coquicoin friend!

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Thank you very much for the support:)

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Madrid is such a beautiful city. Thank you for sharing your stroll with us:)

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It seems to be a great city, never seen. I went in Spain when I was 8 years old but in north, to Bilbao. thanks for this walk

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That's a lovely afternoon walk indeed sis. Thank you for showing us glimpses of Madrid and its beautiful architectures, their palaces and Cathedral. I thought Plaza Mayor is quite familiar then I remembered reading about it from another post here on Hive.

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The Plaza Mayor is the biggest square in the city. So yep, maybe you have seen some posts about it.
Thank you, sis

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Ohw ,such a lovely place to roam around with family😍
Thanks for sharing it maam ,its like your bringing me in that place hihi.

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This tour was just amazing. For a moment I felt as if I was in Madrid. Too bad that after all this beauty, the world had a pandemic.

It is evident that you guys a lot of fun. Thank you for sharing 🤗.

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It is incredible that a few months later the world changed so much. It was a good decision to make that trip, especially because my husband had not been able to see his sister for years, and we have not seen her since.

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for stopping by :)

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I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for stopping by

It was a pleasure ✨

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These images are awesome, especially the food part, I love the shape of the cone. Thanks for sharing.

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Sometimes, when I look at this fascinating pictures, I can't help to wonder if this is history still in action! Hehe😅! Apparently the buildings look just like that and for how long? Morden development and building of new houses are different than this! I guess history should be adored! Beautiful Article!

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Oh that brings back memories Super Eli, what wonderul pictures and of course you have to take a street name picture when it is Rodrigo!

Madrid is one of my favourite cities of all time!
Playing catch up as I have been out of action!

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Hi there, Super Ed!
It's also one of my favourites. It's nice to see you back.
I hope you are fully recovered and enjoying the weekend:)
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Thank you Super Eli 🔷💙
Yes a very cool city, a bit hot in August though jeje
Recovering slowly shall we say!
Have a Super Sunday!

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