We are still recovering from jet lag; our internal clocks have yet to reset to the local time. Have taken several short walks, collecting a few photos along the way. Mainly to make sure the camera settings are how I want them. So, slim-pickin's for this week's blog.
Yes, I do take color photos as well as B&W, but only when the color is essential to the story.
Like this pastel-hue electric bus, which stands apart from the older diesel buses.
Friday night, we heard what we thought were soccer fans celebrating outside our window.
No, it was a demonstration in support of Palestine. I hope they meant freedom from the arab Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists who have held the Palestinian community hostage for decades.
A young couple read messages on his iPhone.
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I see most bicyclists here walking their bikes on sidewalks and in the many plazas.
Must be the law, though I haven't seen any signs anywhere banning bicycles.
One does have to watch out for the bicycle-mounted pizza delivery guys after dark.
They zip across plazas and sidewalks with an insulated box on their back, trying to deliver someone's dinner before the pizza gets cold.
To wrap it up this week, I dropped off the rental car then walked over to the city's train station.
Spain has AVE, a high-speed train network that connects Madrid with most of the larger Spanish cities. The northwest line goes from Madrid to León with a stop in Valladolid.
I plan to experience this train before we leave.
More to come next week, till then...
Ride safe, ride far.
CCjon
We've taken the high speed bullet train from Maastricht in The Netherlands to Paris, it was quite pleasant.
ReplyDeleteThe high speed trains are an interesting way to travel seeing as how we don't really have those in the states.
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