Everyday Sights

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Last Saturday we ventured into Madrid on a mission to find an electronics store David had looked up online. I took the camera along to document the "everyday things," we typically see on a trip like this. Typically, we drive about 30 minutes to the nearest Metro/Subway station and ride the rest of the way on it.

There is a point in the center of Madrid (which is also the center of Spain) called Kilometro Cero (Kilometer Zero) and from that point, there are 5 main highways that reach out across the rest of the country. From our house, we take the A2 past the airport into the city.

Sign urging caution because of a high concentration of accidents in the area.

Typical grouping of red brick apartments. This style is all around Madrid.

When we first visited Spain, we were amazed at how much graffiti there was everywhere.

Now we hardly notice it.


Once we were in the city, we passed a bookstore with these cookbooks on display.

I was amused by the American cookbook. :)

R & M standing in front of one of the many garden/water features downtown.


Near Kilometro Cero - the heart of downtown Madrid.


One of the many cheese and ham store windows.


The large things hanging from the top are legs of cured pork, and are one of the most popular Spanish cuts of meat. People buy them whole and serve them thinly sliced.

More pork. Spain has so many kinds of sausage and ham.

David and Rachel ducked into a souvenier store while Bop and I stayed outside.

The souvenier shop was next to this wedding dress shop.

This particular dress was 2,000 Euros, (about $3,000) and was so gorgeous!

Little Monkey...

and the drive home again. This is about 5 miles from our house.

Dry. Barren. Brown farmland.

But we are thankful for our lives here and enjoy the sunshine every day.

(We wouldn't mind a little rain, though...)