Thursday, December 21, 2006

Amongst The Madridistas, Madrid, Spain, 18th to 21st Dec 2006

I was at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, but Senors Beckham, Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos & Van Nistelrooy were nowhere to be seen.

The Palacio Real, the Royal Palace, as the four in the group has been swelled to eight by the arrival of the Londoners.

Augustus Caesar Rui, inside the Palacio Real, who was nearly admonished for his active role in the case of the moving signpost.
In any palace, the visitor may be sovereign, but the security guard is divine.
Had to mediate between two fully-armoured knights in the Armoury of the Palacio Real who couldn't eye to eye.
Little wonder there, for their visors were down, and both their bascinets faced earthwards!

From the left, Wei Zhong, Christina (his classmate in Secondary Three and Four), Gim Hui and I. Who would have thought to see four Andersonians in Madrid together, because the thing is that each year only a handful or two ever decides to pursue an overseas education.

As I was relating to the other members of the party, it was rather nostalgic to hear somebody address Wei Zhong as plain Wei Zhong, because all his friends from JC onwards know him as Clarence.
Puerta del Sol, and the bear that has so much to do with Madrid's foundations (I have no idea why). I've clambered onto many statues and sculptures whilst on the road but none is quite as embarrassing as this one!

Gran Via, the main shopping street in Madrid, which the balcony of our hostel overlooks. Kudos to Clarence, for his excellent choice of accommodation. Convenience was never a problem because it was located in such a central spot.

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