Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had an appointment at the Danish consulate in Madrid today. I went by high-speed train, and I bought the tickets so as to have some time to walk around Madrid a bit. Even though it was raining on and off, it was very enjoyable. I first walk through the Retiro park from the Atocha station (where trains from Alicante arrive) to Plaza Col?n, where the consulate is located. The park was wet but pretty, and the rain made for some photogenic scenes. After my business at the consulate was done (all of 10 minutes), I walked back towards Atocha along the Paseo Recoletos and Paseo del Prado, thinking that I would drop in at the Prado to say hi to Hieronymus Bosch. But there was a long queue to get in, so instead I ended up at the Fundaci?n Caixa a bit further down, where to my delight there was a nice exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Joan Mir?. And the building itself, which I have passed many time but never visited, turned out to be a work of art in itself. Thus fed spiritually, I went to a bar near the station recommended to me by a colleague who used to live in Madrid, and I was not disappointed?I loved both the ambiance and the food. The local specialty, a sandwich with calamari, turned out perfect, and it was cheap too. Then I got to Atocha, took some more pictures there, and got on the train back to Alicante, from where I am posting this small gallery of 15 images: http://www.greatpix.eu/A-rainy-walk-in-Madrid/ This is quick editing, but it gave me something to do during the 2-hour train journey, and it allows me to share my day with you in almost real time. Equipment-wise, I travelled ultra light, taking only the Ricoh GRII. Still, I get more than 100 decent images, even after culling the losers. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA