August 12th: First day in Madrid

Tom and me in Atocha, a huge train station near, or in, Madrid. This is taken from the floor above where all the palms are growing. It´s an amazing sight.

Tom, Gosha (Tom´s cousin) and Krista.
Tom and his cousin Pszchemek (wild guess at the spelling).... they hadn´t seen each other in at least 12 years.


Madrid´s ever-so-humble Department of Agriculture.

Madrid´s tiny post office.

A street corner in Madrid.

Krista and Tom in front of an impressive domed building--unfortunately the statue of the large bird on the top is not totally visible.

A shady alley full of shops and tourists that we walked down.

Krista and Tom standing below a statue of the symbol of Madrid: a bear eating a tree apples off a tree.
Tom and Krista in front of a statue in front of the Museo del Prado. This museum supposedly has a more complete or thorough collection than the Louvre and is only rivaled by one of the museums in London.