Spanish literary genius Miguel de Cervantes is buried here, at the Convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas de San Ildefonso. The convent dates back to 1609, while the baroque church façade was built in 1718... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #TheMadridBible #igersMadrid #igersSpain #pateandomadrid #ultimatemadrid #unlimitedmadrid #quieromadrid #madridmemola #madrid_monumental #baroque #cervantes (at Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians)

Former barbershop and now a bookstore/coffee shop, El Dinosaurio todavía estaba allí, named after Augusto Monterroso's 'microrelato' (flash fiction), specializes in poetry, short stories and noir fiction; also, organizes poetry jams, art expositions, among other literary and cultural events... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #TheMadridBible #igersMadrid #igersSpain #pateandomadrid #ultimatemadrid #unlimitedmadrid #quieromadrid #madridmemola #madrid_monumental #bookstore #monterroso #coffeeshop (at El dinosaurio todavía estaba allí)

Just another spring day in the concrete jungle.... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #TheMadridBible #igersMadrid #igersSpain #pateandomadrid #ultimatemadrid #unlimitedmadrid #quieromadrid #madridmemola #madrid_monumental (at Gran Via)

The façade of the baroque Church of San Jose, which dates back to 1730, had to be altered in the first decade of the XX century in order to match the adjacent buildings height... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #TheMadridBible #igersMadrid #igersSpain #pateandomadrid #ultimatemadrid #unlimitedmadrid #quieromadrid #madridmemola #baroque #church (at Church of San José)

Stolling around Gran Vía, the Spanish Broadway... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #TheMadridBible #igersMadrid #igersSpain #pateandomadrid #ultimatemadrid #unlimitedmadrid #quieromadrid (at Gran Via, Madrid, España)

The peculiar barrendero statue sweeps the ground where the Convento de los Trinitarios Calzados (demolished in 1897) once stood. Behind it, the neo-baroque Teatro Calderón stands imposingly since its erection in 1915... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #madridtme #igersMadrid #neobaroque (at Plaza de Jacinto Benavente)

Another day in the process of becoming a yesterday memory... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #sunset #nofilter #madridtme #igersMadrid (at Plaza Del Callao - Madrid)

Musician playing melancholic tunes from the Highlands... #london #england #uk #streetmusic #walkingaround #getaway #kilt #bagpipe (at St. Margaret's Church Westminster Abbey)

The Elizabeth Tower aka Big Ben... #london #england #uk #walkingaround #getaway #bigben (at London, United Kingdom)

Wandering around... #london #england #uk #phonebooth #walkingaround #getaway (at London, United Kingdom)

The rear side of the Casa de la Panadería... #madrid #spain #walkingaround (at Madrid, Spain)

The Plaza Mayor was built during the reign of Philip III and it was completed in 1619... #madrid #spain #walkingaround (at Plaza Mayor, Madrid)

Royal Palace of Aranjuez... #aranjuez #spain #walkingaround #palace (at Arajuez)

Strolling around the pueblo... #aranjuez #spain #walkingaround #walker #stroller #pueblolife (at Aranjuez)

Ready to face the demons… #madrid #spain #walkingaround #lavapies #urbanart #streetart #underground (at La Tabacalera)

Inside the Crystal Palace... #madrid #spain #walkingaround #palace #bnw #blackandwhite #bnw_life #bnw_kings (at Palacio de Cristal)

The former wood factory was built in 1904. In 1997, it was renovated into a residential-retail complex. Only the chamfering brick façade was preserved... #madrid #spain #walkingaround (at Madrid, Spain)