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Food and Markets Around the World for Travel Photo Thursday

Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. As we move from the heat of the summer into fall and now winter, my mindset seems to shift to food. This is the time of the year that I will cook up a huge pot of vegetable soup and eat it everyday until it’s just a…
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Through the Sandbox Lens #38, Changing of the Guard, Royal Place, Madrid

If you are ever in Madrid on the first Wednesday of the month don’t miss the Solemn Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace. Free admission makes the event very appealing to any travelers, budget or otherwise, and spectators can enter the grounds at around 11:30 am. Best to arrive early for a good…
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Mercado de San Miguel — Madrid, Spain — Sampling Food and Drink in a Spanish Market

Just steps from Madrid’s busy Plaza Mayor, I was excited to step into Mercado de San Miguel on a chilly Sunday morning to experience what was being offered at the market’s various food and drink stalls. Outside the Mercado de San Miguel… I arrived shortly after 10 am, so I was able to do a…