Confortel Alcala Norte
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Madrid Dec 01, 2012
The nice buzz of the west still hasn't worn off. We just had great food at all our favorite markets, Aviva went shopping, we chilled and now I'm on the train. It's a sleeper for 30€ which when you consider 10€ for a day trip +15€ for a hostel bed is very good. And I used up exactly 15 trips on my pass. It's obviously much more comfy then the Moroccan one ...
Militant gypsys
... proceedings. Moments later there were a few matadors standing around in the sand with their pink capes and total silence decended on the stadium. A bull was shown into the arena and this whole thing got underway. It was very surreal at first knowing i was watching this actually happen. I couldent believe they still did this in parts of the world, how foreign and barbaric. Initially several men stand in the arena to tease the bull and tire it out. This involves enticing the bull ...
Double dose of art
... We feel our energy waning and we get attracted to the movies to supplement the art. A final section examines work by Picasso and Miro in their latter years. Both artists lived long lives and their art developed with the changes in their society. When we are done, it is time for wine and an early dinner. Little cafes on the square near the Museum are serving pizza to families for their Friday afternoon drinks. The children run and play on the square, the parents drink and ...
Mad for Madrid
... and their harmonies were perfect. The bartender/owner would join with them in the choruses. We of course felt compelled to go in and order a beer and tapas and have a listen. What were they going there? We never did find out, but obviously they were not entertainers for the bar as such… after three or four more songs, they packed up and headed out, not asking for any tip or anything. We figure that they must have been preparing for a later gig somewhere else in town, ...
Madrid ...shopping for the Camino
What to pack for an 800 km hike?…..reading all the advice is, well – not much, but as I spread all my **** out on the bed, even without the laptop, there is still a lot of stuff – first the weather is going to be all over the place – brutally hot with cold nights, frequent rain – heavy rain and big winds. Here in Madrid it is smoking hot – loving that – over 30 degrees, and then the heavens unload out of a blue ...