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02-02-2005, 10:53 AM
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From ABC:
http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050202/actua...rias_metro.asp The Princes of Asturias visited today, at noon, the works to extend the line 1 of the Metro of Madrid, where they observed excavations that will take the suburban line until Ensanche de Vallecas. The great-grandfather of prince Felipe, Alfonso XIII, inaugurated the line 1 in 1919, that united the Puerta del Sol and Cuatro Caminos. Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, that were accompanied by the president of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, the vice-president first of the regional Government, Ignacio González, and the mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, also visited the Centro de Control de Metro, located in the station of El Alto del Arenal. The Princes took the metro from the station of Congosto to El Alto del Arenal. |
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02-02-2005, 11:31 AM
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The EuropaPress article has a very funny story about today. Apparently, after they visited the control center they were suppossed to have lunch with the President of the Community of Madrid and her husband, the offices of which are at the Puerta del Sol, smack in the middle of Madrid. So Felipe and Letizia decide that since they are all visiting the metro, they should travel on the metro.
"...the princes chose to travel in metro to the Real Casa de Correos, where they were going to have lunch with Aguirre and her husband, Fernando Ramirez de Haro. Accompanied by the president and the mayor, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia traveled seated in a metrocar in the midst of the astonishment of their fellow travellers. In the beginning, the metro users did not know what was happening, when they saw it was the Princes they wanted to see them close up. The maximum sense of expectancy and surprise took place when the citizens verified how Don Felipe and Doña Letizia exited the metro car at Puerta del Sol station." The story: http://es.news.yahoo.com/050202/4/3vzh4.html A photo (video grab): http://www.telemadrid.com/imgNoticias/02T1AR04.jpg |
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02-02-2005, 11:54 AM
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Thanks Elsa and lucys, lovely photos as always. I love Dona Letizia's coat, so classy. The make up is excellent as well. Being forced to watch his head whilst passing throught the door is very charming and one of the things I like about men.
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02-02-2005, 12:00 PM
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...but I enjoyed looking at both sets of photos and the news story about the metro ride! Thank you! I wonder if either of you can help me with this question: am I understanding correctly that the new metro line extends to the town of Vallecas? Back in the late '70's I taught English to children in the town of Vallecas. At that time, it was quite a hike of metro, bus and walking to get there each week. This would make it an easy trip from Madrid!
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02-02-2005, 12:13 PM
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02-02-2005, 01:46 PM
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Pictures from Wireimage
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02-02-2005, 01:51 PM
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Second batch from Wireimages
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