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City Tour of Madrid on Foot

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 18, 2010November 14, 2023 3 Comments

Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles

Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada

Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal

Day 3: A Day of Sightseeing in Lisbon

Day 4: An Unexpected Extra Day + New Years in Lisbon

Day 5: 12-Hour Bus Trip from Lisbon to Algeciras, Spain via Seville

Day 6: Monkeying Around in British Gibraltar + Ferry to Tangier, Morocco + Overnight Train to Marrakech

Day 7: My Five Star Hotel Room in Marrakech

Day 8: Bartering for Mont Blanc Pens + RAK-MAD on Royal Air Maroc

Day 9: City Tour of Madrid on Foot

Day 10: Escape to the Madrid Airport Hilton

Day 11: MAD-FRA-CPH on Lufthansa

Day 12: CPH-IAD on SAS, IAD-PHX-BUR on US Airways

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Day 9: City Tour of Madrid on Foot – 05 Jan 2010

This was my first trip to Madrid and I neglected to think about what I wanted to see there until I arrived. Like Lisbon, I decided to explore the city by foot and see, well, whatever I saw.

a large white building with a dome on top

Palacio Real

a garden with bushes and trees

La Casa de Campo

a large building with a dome top

a large building with a fountain in front of it with Royal Palace of Madrid in the background

a statue of a horse with a sword in the back

a group of soldiers in front of a building

a large building with a dome

Catedral de la Almudena

a church with stained glass windows

a church with a pipe organ

a group of people walking in a plaza with Plaza Mayor, Madrid in the background

Plaza Mayor

a crowd of people walking down a street

Puerta del Sol

a group of people walking on a sidewalk

a statue of a bear holding a tree

Bear Statue at Puerta del Sol

a flag on top of a building

a stone gated entrance to a park

Real Jardin Botanico

a park with a path and trees

a greenhouse with plants and flowers

a path with stairs and trees

a group of people walking in front of a building

Atocha RENFE (Train Station)

a building with columns and statues

Ministry of Agriculture

a large building with a tower

Palacio de Telecomunicaciones

a stone archway with a statue on top

Puerta de Alcalá

a statue in front of a pond with Buen Retiro Park in the background

Monument to Alphonso XII

a building with a fountain in the middle of the pond

Crystal Palace

a building with many columns

Prado Art Museum — free admission after 6:00p.

a street with buildings and lights at night

Gran Vía

a large crowd of people walking around a christmas tree

Puerta del Sol

By the end of the day, I was content that I had explored the highlights of Madrid. After suffering though a meal at FresCo, a low-quality salad/pizza buffet chain (but less than EU10), I returned to my hostel continued my law school reading. 

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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3 Comments

  1. bta Reply
    March 18, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    Thanks Matthew, I have really enjoyed reading your blog.

    I was in Madrid last November for a leisure day after a business trip to Barcelona. I saw many of the same sights you did. I think we have similar ideas of how to enjoy a day trip such as this.

  2. Gray Reply
    March 19, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Keep it up, Matthew. Love the whimsical approach to exploring a city.

    Cheers from BKK,

    g

  3. Matthew Reply
    March 20, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    @bta + Gray: Thanks for the compliments. I appreciate them.

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