Curiosities of Madrid, part XX !!!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, Madrid, Spain
We were back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car of course and took time to see new areas and old repeat with some of them as introduction to my sons and our dog Rex ! I rented a small house in a off the beaten path country town that was just perfect ! I like to continue the saga of our new road warrior experiences even if now with less in our family, This post is on my latest road warrior tour of wonderful sublime  Spain,  Therefore, let me tell you about our arrival first day and walks, bus, metro all over Madrid in curiosities of Madrid, part XX !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. We came as said into Madrid by the Puerta de Moncloa to connect with the Calle de la Princesa and into our easy convenient parking indigo Princesa 5 right off Plaza de los Cubos, Almost facing the wonderful Palacio de Liria and near nice museums and parks, We did our initial walks from here so let me tell you and me all about it ok, Madrid A6 enter city puerta de Moncloa closeup dec24 Madrid parking calle de la princesa 5 dec24 It was just off the parking so we got our light lunch here in the cold terrrase with our dog Rex, We went back again to 100 Montaditos resto on Calle de la Princesa,7  , small sandwiches with omelette chorizos hams ,croquettes, mini ham and cheese sandwich etc , and plenty of cold beers!!! This is a wonderful inexpensive chain very lively place! And, very convenient just after stepping out of the car upon arriving in Madrid for lunch ! Madrid 100 Montaditos resto calle de la princesa dec24 The Calle de la Princesa begins in the Plaza de España and ends in the Plaza de la Moncloa. It is one of the busiest shopping streets in Madrid. You will find the most trendy brands there, aimed at a young clientele. Madrid calle de la Princesa from plaza de España dec24 The monumental complex of double staircase, sculptural groups and fountain La Fuente de los Afligidos,​​ also known as the Cristino Martos fountain,​​ is a fountain located between Calle de la Princesa and Plaza de Cristino Martos. The monument, in its view from Calle de la Princesa, shows three levels of baroque orientation. The fountain, attached to the lower wall of the staircase between two pilasters, shows a nornacina with two dolphins joined by the tail. Among the aquatic mammals, from whose heads water flows, there is a tridacna (shell) from whose pearl-shaped center the water fountain flows. Madrid Calle de la Princesa fuente dec24  Right next to it and next to her home Calle de la Princesa 2 there is a statue of Emilia Pardo Bazàn, The monument was done on June 24, 1926. The opening ceremony was chaired by king Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg. Romanones, Blanca de Igual, and Martínez Dabán ( Viscount of Llanteno and councilor of the City Council of Madrid) and Eduardo Callejo de la Cuesta were the speakers, She was a novelist, journalist, essayist, literary criticism, poet, playwright, translator, editor, professor and Spanish lecturer introduction of naturalism in Spain. Madrid calle de la princesa statue dec24 The Madrid tourist office on Calle Princesa:  https://www.esmadrid.com/en/shopping/calle-princesa The RestaurantGuru reviews on 100 Montaditos Calle de la Princesa : https://restaurantguru.com/100-Montaditos-Madrid-5 There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, A love affairs with my Madrid, as do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this trip in our hearts forever, Very convenient route on the A62 and A6 highways into the City, Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Madrid, part XX !!!  as I And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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