EuroAngel Graffiti

I have been to Plaza de España in Seville, Spain during my first visit in this country last December 2011. At the same trip, we  also went to Madrid to see Plaza de España. Sad to say, we don’t have a good view of this square because it was under renovation and was closed that time.

During my second visit last month, I finally had a good sight of Plaza de España, called in English as Spain’s Square. In this square, you can see the  Monument of Cervantez, the Edificio España and the Torre de Madrid.

That  three weeks stay in  Madrid was  quite an adventure for me because I was always alone walking on the streets of Madrid.  It was an advantage for me because  it helps me more familiar  with most and maybe all of the main sights and streets in Spain’s capital.   That three weeks stay in Madrid  was quite fulfilling and was filled with fun and challenges.

Plaza de España, Madrid. The building on the left side is the Torre de Madrid (Madrid tower), Cervantes Monument on the middle with the horse statue and the Edificio España on the back of Cervantez Monument. This was taken last month when I had a three weeks trip in this city.

It is time to bid goodnight. I have a trip with friends to Nuremberg tomorrow. Have a lovey evening to all!

Travel photographs and memories! This was taken during my first vacation in  Spain last year. I and my friend boarded Iberia airlines from Munich International airport going to Barajas International airport in Madrid. We had a nice trip and we landed on Spain’s ground safely. That eight days trip we had particularly in the region of Andalusia  was truly awesome. I just forgot to buy some model planes in Seville or Madrid as presents for my nephew. It was not my only trip to Spain. I was there recently for three weeks again. I just love this country and  still want to visit it in the future.  Maybe in my next visit, I will be going to Barcelona.

Here is an image taken as we were  up there on the skies of Europe! I always love taking pictures on top of the world!

It is not only an iconic symbol of Berlin but in the whole of Germany as well. The Brandenburg Gate, known as Brandenbuger Tor in German, is located west of the city centre at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße. I had the pleasure to visit this historical monument over a year ago.

The Brandenburg Gate was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791.

Hello Monday!  How’s everybody? I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  I am doing great so far!  Weather update, it is still cold outside. I hope that the weather will be better soon. It is spring time and I wish that the weather will be friendlier and not so cold anymore. The reasons are, I am already excited to work in our garden and do more outdoor activities like walking. Some of the tulips in our garden are slowly blooming now. I am happy when seeing  nature like this.

Like other Mondays when I am at home, I do some household chores like cooking, dusting, washing and browsing the net or update my personal sites. When I opened my yahoo mail today, there was a pop-up about andro400 in my screen. I have no idea about it but when I clicked it, I found some important information about health issues. It was quite interesting knowing about it.

I guess I am taking a break for awhile, I need to finish a bit cleaning in our home. Enjoy  the new week of April!

This is one of the lovely cities I visited when I was in Spain recently. Avila is a Spanish city located in Castile and Leon.It is known by many as the city of Pebbles and Saints. It is famous for its complete medieval city walls which were built in the Romanesque style. Avila’s old city and its extra-muros churches are included in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

I had wonderful trip with new friends I met in Madrid in this city of Avila. I wish to share the details of our trip when I have more time.

We had a walk  along the medieval walls of Avila during our visit last  March 19, 2012.

The Gate Alcazar is  one of the  main entrances in this walled city.

In pre-Roman times (5th century BC), it was inhabited by the Vettones, who called it Obila (“High Mountain”) and had here one of their strongest fortresses.

Ávila may have been the ancient town known as Abula, mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia (II 6, 60) as being located in the Iberian region of Bastetania. Abula is mentioned as one of the first cities in Hispania that was Christianized, specifically by Saint Secundus (San Segundo).[1] However, Abula may have been the town of Abla. After the conquest by the Romans, it was called Abila or Abela. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Ávila was a stronghold of the Visigoths. Conquered by the Arabs (who called it Ābila, آبلة), it was repeatedly attacked by the northern Iberian Christian kingdoms, after which it remained virtually uninhabited. It was repopulated in the 11th century, after the definitive capture of the area by the Christians, under Raymond of Burgundy.

The city lived a period of prosperity under the Catholic Monarchs (early 16th century) and their successors Charles V and Philip II of Spain, but decayed again starting from the 18th century, when it reduced to just 4,000 inhabitants. wikipedia.