mmmMADRID! Barbara Kingstone February 22, 2018 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain OLA MADRID THE MAGNIFICENT! Madrid is a city of plenty. It has at least 44 museums, a history that is daunting, many imperial boulevards, numerous theatres, palaces, outdoor monuments. It’s a...
Madrid’s The Palace Westin Hotel, where everyone is treated royally Barbara Kingstone November 22, 2016 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain I hired a taxi driver to orient me around Madrid and to show off their magnificent buildings. Of course, the architecture of the 20th and 21st century is there to admire, too. But few cities have the...
Hotel Santo Mauro, Madrid…a small significant palace with the details to prove it. Barbara Kingstone November 19, 2016 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain The epicentre of Spain, is Madrid. Sure, there may be opposing opinions from Valencia, Seville or Barcelona, all dynamic cities. But when it comes to having it all, few cities, almost anywhere, Madrid is...
Valencia, where jewels aren’t only on fingers and wrists. It’s a city filled with gems Barbara Kingstone November 24, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain Valencia, Spain is a small-ish city but with great suprises. None more than my meeting with one of the most talented, imaginative and important jewelry designers in Spain. Vincente Gracia is getting ready to...
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone October 31, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Shopping, Spain Even in the unusual downpour that lasted the entire day as umbrellas turned inside out when the wind picked up, one couldn’t resist walking around this monumentally glorious city. While window shopping...
Madrid, glorious even in the rain Barbara Kingstone October 30, 2012 Europe, Spain The architecturally wonderful city still has touches of Moorish walls from the 9th century. But even in this dismal economical time for the Spaniards, they seem to continue to renovate, improve their...
Valencia, a place to quench your thirst with the freshest orange juice right off the tree and get filled with jewels from monuments to gemstones Barbara Kingstone October 29, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain I recall, once, shortly after leaving the city for a day trip, our guide had the driver stop so that we could pick a small clementine off the tree. And what a difference a day makes. No oranges, no matter...
No detail or request goes unheeded at Villa Magna Barbara Kingstone December 28, 2011 Europe, Hotels, Spain Proximate to the capital city’s most famous cultural attractions and museums, no detail or request goes unheeded at Villa Magna. Designed for dignitaries and guests with special security concerns, Villa...
Oranges in Valencia but the Cathedral in Morella is a treasure… Barbara Kingstone March 19, 2011 Europe, Spain OK, I confess I stole an orange. Stealing oranges in Valencia, Spain wasn’t really on the itinerary. But after seeing the majestic Cathedral, Plaza de la Virgen, the Fallas Museum with artistic papier-mache...
