Occidental Miguel Angel Madrid

... Opera district to browse thru the markets and arcades in this area. The most common shops are those selling coins, stamps and postcards! Not what I expected. Good to just wonder about and stop at a cafe to get into the French vibe. Fewer tourists in this area, which is good. Had a mochacinno and still feeling the caffeine buzz...it was stronger than I expected and reminded me why I shouldn’t drink coffee ...

Yes I slept with a blanket over my face as well as sun glasses, and took 3 tylenol pm all of which did nothing!!!!!! <br><br>Oh and as for the lights...................the switch was discovered this morning on the wall behind my suitcase........whichi i had to ...

... fries. After lunch, Millis and I ventured to Plaza de Espana and Parque del Oeste where we viewed the Temple Debod. This temple was shipped over from Egypt stone by stone in the 4th century. It now rests in this beautiful, smaller park that overlooks some of the Madrid countryside as well as the Palacio Real. I intended to do some reading in the park, but I read about 4 pages and then simply proceeded to fall asleep in the sun for about 2 hours. That's what I preferred ...

... guide. We got to see all the famous plazas in madrid and the royal houses where the Kings and Parliament stayed/were held. That night we all hung out in the hotel room and had a good time, and hopefully weren´t to loud. Ok, I just realized I can´t remember what we did Friday...Well...More on that later. I do know we went shopping! I got a pair of skinny jeans that are super cute and a new pair of brown flats since it´s getting to cold for my flip flops.... And a new jacket ...

... men every day...) - there is a palpable and perceptible sense of wellbeing and just living well. Having come from Beijing which was a shade ostentatious in trying to persuade the visitor they were modern and well to do, Madrid doesn´t have anything showy per se, its just a sense of "fat and happy"-ness being exuded. Living well. Our first day`s lunch was at a standup counter in the deli (cerveceria). For around three euros ($5) I had a sample plate of ...

... was in walking distance, and in fact, most everything was in walking distance from Mad Hostel. So I walked down Calle de Isabel II, got a Doner Kebab that came with a Spanish red sauce, ate it while walking and nearly dripped on myself, and all of a sudden I found the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. The sign on the door said that this was where Picasso's Guernica is housed, which is good. What was bad was that it wasn't available for three days due to some items ...

... Radio toki toimii, mutta siinäkin on jotakin häikkää, sillä se rahisee aina. Olisikohan antenni jotenkin sökönä, tai jotain. No, täytynee sitten tyytyä toistemme seuraan ja löytää jotakin juteltavaa. Se on kyllä melko hankalaa, sillä olemme viime vuoden viettäneet niin tiiviisti aikaa yhdessä, että puheenaiheet alkaa loppua :) Tämän yön yövymme noin 30 kilometriä Madridista Antti Lindenin ja hänen vaimonsa Jolandan luona. Mika on ...

... a smallish town about an hour away on the coast. This was a place that took the siesta seriously - when we arrived at 1pm there was not a whole lot open. Everyone had shut up shop for the entire afternoon and would only return for the evening. It was like walking around Florence on Xmas day!!! We were fortunate that the weather was great and we spent most of the afternoon walking around the beach areas. Unlike Barcelona, we did not really see too many other tourists in this ...