In Between, We Breathe

When I moved to Spain after a long walk across a hot country, no one, least of all myself, named what I was doing as putting on my own oxygen mask first.

SpainLeslie H ColeFebruary 5, 2021Madrid, Camino, Swimming Pool, Breath, Pilgrimate Comments

Taking a Breath

The perfect breath is 5.5 breaths per minute, 5.5 litres of air, 5.5-second inhales and 5.5-second exhales.

SpainLeslie H ColeFebruary 2, 2021Madrid, Breath, Slow Travel, Camino, PilgrimageComment

Palacio de Cristal

The glass and iron palace in Madrid’s Parque del Buen Retiro was created in 1887 as part of an exhibition on the Philippines, at that time a Spanish colony.

motherfailLeslie H ColeAugust 7, 2015Spain, Retiro Park, MadridComment

Dog Days of Summer

Along the Manzanares River in Madrid, outside the busy city center, is the 6-mile long Madrid Rio park.

motherfailLeslie H ColeAugust 4, 2015Heat, Madrid, Water Park, FountainComment

Fashion Queen

Directly across the boulevard from the Museo de Prado in Madrid, this shop window takes inspiration from Las Meninas, the 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez.

motherfailLeslie H ColeJuly 28, 2015Madrid, Fashion, Queen, PradoComment

Only in Spain

I passed a coiffed woman in a fur coat and heels, shopping bag clutched like a trophy with a long, slender animal leg sticking out the end of it, hoof still attached.

motherfailLeslie H ColeJune 12, 2015Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, SpainComment