Madrid, day 3(/3)


Three days in Madrid with my son and twin-brother.

Monday May 1, 2023: Las Ventas bullring sightseeing, lunch with Antonio and his wife and children, stroll in El Retiro to the Palacio de Cristal, the lake, the statue of the fallen angel, and departure.

Beyond the empty street rises a tall tower full of antennas against the deep blue sky
Antennas tower
Facade of a grey concrete building with six tall columns topped with three flags
Real Casa de la Moneda
Man with arms raised posing in front of a red brick arena in the sun
Xavier in front of the bullring
A few people queuing at the entrance of a red brick building decorated with ceramic plates and which windows are in the arabic style
Facade of the Las Ventas arenas
Teenager boy and white middle aged woman side by side posing in front of the red brick building
Adrien and me in front of the bullring
Tall poster on the red brick wall showing a drawn bull and two bull fighters, advertising the May 9 corrida
Corrida advertisement
Arches and curved side of the arenas, tower, blue sky
Side of Las Venta bullring
Detail of one of the arched entrances if the arenas. There are lights fixtures at each side of the arch which leads to a corridor.
Side entrance of the bullring
Man and teenager boy at a table looking at their plates of braided meat (cachopo de ternera, jamón y queso)
Xavier and Adrien in Asturian restaurant
Middled aged white woman and man sitting next to each other at a restaurant table and smiling
Me and Antonio in Asturian restaurant
Small round fountain under a large tree
El Retiro fountain
Small lake in front of a large greenhouse
Palacio de Cristal 1
View from the side on the lake and greenhouse
Palacio de Cristal 2
Low and wide angle view on the inside of the greenhouse, totally empty of people.
Inside Palacio de Cristal
Large lake where people maneuver small boats.
Estanque de El Retiro
Three or four large fish visible under the surface of the green water and a pigeon walking on the side on the lake.
Large fish and pigeon
Large parterre around a fountain at the center of which is a black statue representing the fallen angel
Fuente del Ángel Caído
Detail of the black statue representing the fallen angel
Ángel Caído
View on one part of the Madrid airport from the motorway
Heading to the airport
Large hall inside Madrid airport terminal 4. The pillars are colored according to the color spectrum
Madrid airport T4 hall
View from a window on the strip
Dusk at the airport
Teenager boy drawing in his airplane seat, his head bent forward. His long hair hides his face.
Adrien drawing

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I am ♀, W3C staff since early 99, mum of a ♂since late 07.

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