1. I now try to figure out my bearings and decide where to go next. I decided to head that way!








2. ... since I came from that way!







3. But before I go, a few more shots from the observation deck.
































10. I'm now back on the ground and on the way to Plaza Mayor. I expected a huge tourist trap.











12. Calle Mayor has some interesting buildings on both sides lined up.




























18. A redundancy to reduce the margin of error.




























24. These signs bring some warmness to the city. It's not just a cold sterile placard saying a few words anymore.




































32. Plaza Mayor is not on Calle Mayor actually. I had to turn into a side street to find the gate into this huge square.








33. The buildings look very nice, and the square is huge. I like the restaurants fronting right on it so there is a relaxing place for people to eat and stare at the foot traffic.



























39. Although a few extra benches would have been better.
















42. Madrid's tourist traps don't charge an arm and a leg either.















45. I was a bit hungry, but wanted to walk a bit further, so I headed out and walked towards Sol. A few more interesting buildings lined the streets.