Hola from Alcala and Madrid, Spain
One night at the pub quiz we met these two wonderful Spanish people who became our really good friends, Carlos and Irene. They kindly offered for us to come to Spain and accepted. Dave, Paul and I went for a long weekend to Carlos and Irene's town of Alcala, which is 1 hour away from Madrid. The town is famous for the birthplace of the Cervantes author of Don Quixote and also its storks even though we didn't get an opportunity to see any. Its a really nice town and everyone was lovely. I hope you enjoy the pictures and we just want to thank Carlos and Irene for showing us a great time.....
We are in the centre of Alcala. I was with Dave and Irene. There is a nice old square with a statue of the man himself, Cervantes.
This is all of us except Paul who was taking the photos about to enjoy our tapas. Its really cool in pub's in Alcala if you buy a drink they give you free dish. Its a great way to save money and eat heaps.
Tram with a fireman in Madrid....
This is the Palace in Madrid, which is still used by the King Juan Carlos and the princess. They have big functions at the Palace. This was the most beautiful palace and royal residence, which I have been too. All the rooms are extravagently decorated with paintings on the walls and chandelier.
This is Dave having a smoke in the smoking room
This is me with a street performer dressed as a bull fighter.
This is us at Real Madrid Football Ground. We did a tour of the whole place and got to sit in where the president would sit and also where the coaches and players sit. We got to go in the away teams changing rooms, it even had a spa.
The field was lovely and green. Its a HUGE stadium.
Paul and his new found soul mates after a big session of drinking beer and sangria. They were very funny and taught Paul some new words.
This is all of us having dinner at a mexican resturant on the last night.
Carlos' friends work in a pub which played a mix of English and Spanish alternative music. It was a really cool and trendy pub. They made us a really nice cocktail shots which tasted like lollies and was named Lolly in Spanish.