The flowers of Valladolid, Segovia and Madrid

Spring of course arrives a lot earlier in Spain than it does in Austria. But sometimes it happens that you…

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A weekend in Madrid

Going on vacation with the girls is always a great adventure. We had done Madrid together before but having a…

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What I learned in Madrid

As always done when I come back from a trip (eg here and here), this is what I learned in…

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The doors of Madrid

Please enjoy the beautiful doors of Madrid. After the meager pickings in SE Asia (eg this and this), here I…

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The good life of Madrid

After a whole day of sightseeing, shopping and watching a fascinating football game with nothing to eat except peanuts (okay,…

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Let’s go Atletico!

The next morning started lazy with a long breakfast, some leftover Cava and even better, some leftover chocolate soufflé. It…

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Hola Madrid!

I like nothing better than spending a weekend in a different city. Over the last years I have done that…

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Goodbye Spain, Hello Vienna

Our vacation was definitely over. The night before we had already started packing and just one more breakfast was waiting…

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An Andalusian wedding and another pueblo blanco

Another grey morning and this on our last day. What were we to do? We began with a long and…

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Beach reads and Pablo Picasso

We started the day with the beach again. Two days in a row. That was new. I used my time…

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