May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by admin

Madrid Segovia Cuenca

late last year I went to Madrid to see my friends who you can see below. I spent some time there in Spain before going to Germany to see the Rod Stewart concert. I wish I was able to spend more time in Spain since I was just getting back up to speed with Spanish.

Madrid

visiting friends who are professional musicians and also play for the national Orchestra of Spain.

Famous musicians Madrid Segovia Cuenca — Having a little wine with Sergio and Omar before there Venezuelan music group Jim session. Omar is a well-known flute master and Sergio is a well-known guitarist. They grew up in Venezuela and Argentina respectively but now reside in Spain as professional musicians.

Venezuela musicians Madrid Segovia Cuenca — Venezuelans playing tunes they remember and created

Sergio and Omar playing Madrid Segovia Cuenca — Sergio and Omar playing

Cured ham Madrid Segovia Cuenca — So many places sell cured ham by the leg

Beautiful lake Bill Smale — Proof I was there at the beautiful lake in the center of the city

Nice time of year Bill Smale — It was a nice time of year

Street musician Bill Smale — And of course there was a very good Street musician

Gremlin fountain — The interesting fountain with figurines that look like gremlins

JardineS park — This is the large park in the center of Madrid

Green birds — The beautiful green birds gathered together

Beautiful day — It was a very beautiful day and seeing the birds was a real treat

I just took a few pictures of the colors because they were so striking. This was in October

Park explanation — The explanation of the park

Took took — They have duk duk also in Spain

Restaurant menu — Screenshot

the above was a menu for some things which I ordered

Tapas — These were just little things to fill up on

Pamplona

Reference to Hemmingway — In the city Hemmingway is very famous

Tapas — Some more little cup to fill up on

Segovia

Segovia Palace — These photos are of the palace in Segovia

Small chapel altar — The altar in the small chapel

Ornate object objects — Very ordinate objects

Palace entrance — The palace at the entrance

It’s a very beautiful building

Alcazar — The palace is called Alcazar

Inner courtyard — The inner courtyard

Protection for a knight — Very good protection for a knight and his horse

Reception room — The royal Reception room

Ornate ceiling — Incredibly ornate ceiling

Beautiful view — Beautiful views of the surrounding area. What do you see in the distance is the Mirador de la Vera Cruz

Ornate ceiling — Again a very ornate ceiling

Receiving room — The receiving room

Beautiful views — Such beautiful views

Guard weapons — Weapons for the guards

City view — Looking back into the city

Palace courtyard — Looking down under the courtyard

Jewish quarter — Entering the Jewish quarter

Café bar — This café bar was not open

Old garden walkway — Walking down to an old garden

Beautiful photo — I just thought this was a beautiful photo

To a cemetery — The Jewish cemetery is way on the other side of the road and the graves are inside caverns

Cuenca

Fortress town — This is an old fortress town which is a lot of fun to walk up and down

Nice view — Beautiful views

A tourist restaurant — This was a menu in one of the restaurants. I don’t recommend eating up there since it’s fairly expensive and it’s tourist food

Museum — This is the monastery and now a museum

The Lord of La Mancha — Maybe this will remind you of the Lord of La Mancha, Don Quijote

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