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  • 1

    Nine Months Down, On the Homestretch, Again

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    ... ! I don’t have any pictures yet but I’ll get on it right away. I’ve made the mistake far too often of living in a place and getting so used to it that I forget that it’s not an everyday sight for most people. I’ll bring the ...

  • 2

    Being a tourist in your own city (the heat is on).

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    ... garden, I end up spending the rest of my Monday running around town snapping photos of some of the more touristy sights. And while Madrid maybe isn't a classic beauty like Rome, at least it doesn't have the same amount of famous landmarks, I still really ...

  • 3

    I can see the headlines. Furious Dane goes...

    ... however meet Nuria one evening for a few beers. She is a friend from England who I got to know while living in Seattle, and she was down here in Madrid for a short business meeting. It was very nice to see her again before she headed over the Atlantic ...

  • 4

    De Madrid al Cielo

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    ... when I lived in Madrid 20 years ago. Thanks to Facebook we were able to reconnect. It turns out that she is living in Granada now but luckily had a job in Madrid since Monday and was able to arrange to stay for the morning and hang with me. We met up at ...

  • 5

    Indian summer playing havoc with ugly stepchild.

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    ... , in fact starting from today. I have of course accepted as it means better conditions for me (read more pasta), and since I still very much enjoy living in this city. There's however a network outage here today on my first day as fijo, and since we are ...

  • 6

    Last Stop in Europe

    ... only 20, but managed to save the funds to travel the world for a year. Harrison is a tradesman, lays concrete for a living. Tim and I compared notes on our trip so far... was very interested in China... they broke theres up by spending 5 months ...

  • 7

    Springtime in Madrid

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    ... with buildings of the most fascinating facades, little sunbathed cafes with their personal flamenco guitar players, living statues, cobblestone paths smoothened out by age and use. Suddenly, before us came a stone archway welcoming to a huge open space. ...

  • 8

    mecurial madrid

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    ... . Checked out the natural history museum on our day with Livia and Tolo. Lots of stuffed/preserved specimens from all over Spain and all over the world. The snow leopard and Tasmanian tiger were two of the highlights. Toledo Day tripped out to ...

  • 9

    Palace Life

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    ...  all throughout Spain. After lunch we drove the short distance to The Prince's Gardens, which were the personal living quarters and gardens of the Prince, just in case he wanted a wild Spring soiree away from the disapproving eyes of ...

  • 10

    Qualified Teachers ??!

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    ... It´s definitely worth a visit (Kev says especially if you´re a girl). One of the guys on the course - Kelvin, lives in Madrid with his wife and we were invited round to his place with Lucy to study. We were fed very nice food and actually had a bit ...