Wellington Madrid
Velazquez 8 Madrid, Madrid, 28001, Spain and Canary Islands
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Feeling hot hot hot!
... some walking we went to the restaurant upstairs in the Jamon Museum. It was worth the 40 minute wait. We were served the best seafood paella that either of us had ever tasted. It was massive and only 17 euros.
We went shopping the morning of our last full day in Madrid, checking out a few clothes stores and book stores in search of a Turkish guide book. We returned to the hotel room in ...
De Madrid al Cielo
... It kicked off today with a walking procession down c/Alcala, and the festivities will escalate, with a full blown celebration on Sunday.
It was time to charge all batteries, including my own. I managed to get in a little siesta and then spent the remainder of the afternoon wandering around Parque Retiro. It brought back such memories, watching the lovers rowing in the lake, the carp and turtles snacking on whatever bread crumbs the kids tossed ...
A night and a day to the mañana country
... to the airport and I foolishly let her follow me in to security. We're standing in line having a grand old time, and then out comes her camera. NOOOOOOO! Why she's so keen to build a photo collection of me holding jackets and bags, I can't understand. Luckily for me, her camera was dead. But wait! She had another battery right in her bag! Time to smile and pose again. Annnd this one was dead too. So she whips out her phone ...
That little something called work...
... kit that has all of the instructions and supplies for each activity. This allows the children to independently complete projects such as “shapes and lines” where they trace a ruler 5x on a piece of paper in different directions and then color it. Huh? And yes, the silly band bracelets have also invaded Spain.
So far, these are some of the highlights of my “auxiliar” life and my take on the Spanish education system. More to ...
No sleep and a pig's ear
... adjusted.
I (Joel) really enjoyed Madrid as did Kat. Once we got over the everyone is going to rob us phase, the only negative was the lack of sleep. Our first hostel was extremely noisy 24 hours a day, had Spanish walls (paper thin), and was very bright. The second hostel we stayed at was similar but not as bad (our last night in the hostel there was either a raging domestic violence or the police were knocking down someones dorm - the ...



