Palace and Prado

Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Yesterday, Friday, was a visit to Spain’s version of Versailles – the Palacio Real de Madrid. Today, Saturday, was a visit to Spain’s version of the Louvre – the Museo Nacional del Prado. While Versailles and the...

Anchors Aweigh

Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Yesterday, Wednesday, it was anchors aweigh, the Spanish version, with an extended visit to the Museo Naval de Madrid. As I have related in previous incarnations of On the Flip Side, if a locale has a maritime museum, whether on land (a...

Full on Madrid

Buenas tardes familia y amigos, A new city, a new country for me – Madrid, Spain. Monday was a travel day and pretty much that in its entirety unless one considers time spent in airports as fascinating and stimulating travel experiences – I must be missing...

London Transport

Good day family and friends, And Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms! Today, my one full day in London, was spent simply wandering about and re-acquainting myself with the city. And so it seemed on a sunny but cool day that in addition to all us tourists quite a...

Return to London

Good day family and friends,   A brief return to London after 10 years and the beginning of a new adventure On the Flip Side. And, as quite obvious, a new look to On the Flip Side. Rather than emails with attached photos, a blog site with integrated text, photos,...