11 November 2008
The Royal Park in Madrid
The king created this park from old hunting grounds. It is the only place I´ve seen tons of runners. It is also the only place in Madrid where I can suck in the air to the bottom of my lungs and not choke either on diesel fumes or cigarette smoke.
The park is huge and beautiful and I really would love to spend an entire day here people watching, writing, reading, sketching and taking photos. It´s very relaxing and the remote parts of the park have this feel...like you´re not in the city.
One of my friends said that he´s going to travel to the countryside next time because although the cities are wonderful the pace is extremely exhausting. That´s why parks are so essential in large cities.
New York has Central Park. London has Hyde Park, Regent´s Park, Kensington Park, and many, many more. Dublin has St. Stephen´s Square and also Phoenix Park, and Madrid has Parque del Buen Retiro.
It´s a great place for travelers to park themselves to recharge.
Charge Away.
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