Madrid: Passing Another Beautiful Church

Passing another beautiful church in Madrid here.  Unfortunately, pictures weren't allowed inside this one, which was a pity as the inside was stunningly beautiful.
 

A Great Song from Yesteryear

Had almost forgotten about this great tune from the mid-1980s, 'Corners' by heavily underrated British Prog band IQ.  Seen IQ a few times over the years in Manchester and at Bury Derby Hall.

Toledo (Spain): Another Beautiful Archway

Another beautiful archway from the centre of Toledo:

Madrid: Stumbling Across a Beautiful Church

Stumbled across this beautiful church while out on the busy Madrid streets.  First, the hall leading into the church was interesting:

Then, the church itself was full of beautiful statues and side altars:

Of course, this peaceful church provided a wonderful contrast to the hustle and bustle of the world outside.

Avila (Spain): Entering the Old Town

Back in Avila again here.

And entering into the Old Town:

Symphony X (Myrath and Melted Space) Live at Warsaw Klub Progresja

After quite a few months of anticipation, it finally came round to Symphony X.  Only started giving Symphony X a sustained listening about six months ago and have grown to really like some of their earlier material, especially 'The Odyssey'; 'Paradise Lost'; 'The Accolade Parts I and II' etc.

Knew that the band would be doing their latest album 'Underworld' in its entirety, with a few older tunes dotted into the set here and there, last night.

From the 'Underworld' album, 'Swan Song' and 'Without You' were always going to be the stand out tunes for me.  Also really liked 'Charon' and 'Legend'

From the pre-'Underworld' material, 'Sea of Lies' and 'Set the World on Fire' were my favourite tunes of the set.

Just mad at myself for discovering Symphony X so late in the day.  Would love to have seen/Would love to see them doing 'The Odyssey' live.

But still you catch a good band whenever you can, and I was more than happy to see Symphony X for the first time last night.

Only checked out French opening act, Melted Space, who have four (two male/two female)  alternating vocalists, a couple of days before the gig.

Really like 'No Need To Fear' which the band did 2-3 songs in.

And the surprise package of the night, the Tunisian band, Myrath, their set literally flew by with the crowd loving it.  For me, it was the pumping rhythm section of the band that stood out.

Had checked out Myrath beforehand on Youtube and thought "Yeah, they're okay but not really my cup of tea", but I'm glad I caught them last night - with their cultural background, they have a distinct sound which is well worth checking out live.

Avila (Spain): Walking towards the City Centre

Walking down from the train station towards Avila city centre, you pass a shrine (below):

And then what looks like an old monastery:

Before coming to the Convent of St. Teresa of Avila:

 

The Convent of St. Teresa of Avila is about halfway between the train station and the Old City Walls.