Madrid with the Fitzie´s
Trip Start
Jul 15, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 22, 2008
Madrid,
Spain
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Fitzie´s arrived in the early evening direct from Dublin where they spent a 10 days with their family. I was anticipating seeing Cynthia on crutches, hobbling out of the gate, but lo and behold-she was walking without effort and said her ankle is healing well and was not bothering her. What a relief!
We brought them back to Juan´s parents house for a typical Spanish dinner-think jamon serrano, Manchego cheese, Spanish tortilla, fresh fruit and chorizo...and wash it all down with a bottle of rose wine! Ahh, rosado wine in the summer, there is nothing like it
Another street in Jerte
! We then took the kids and strolled down the paseo verde (translation: green path), lined with trees and closed to traffic, this is THE place for people watching. Everyone comes out after dinner about 9pm to stroll along the paseo, talk with friends, let the kids play in one of the many playgrounds and just get a reprieve from the daytime heat. Luckily for us there is a terraza right next to a playground. We took a seat and ordered ice cold cervezas and let the kids play freely in the playground. I have yet to find a more relaxing place to spend the evening. The kids are happy AND so are the parents!
The next few days were filled with sightseeing and eating! This can be hard on the kids, so we planned plenty of downtime in the parks.
Friday was my birthday, and as is customary in Spain, the birthday person treats everyone on his-her own day. I decided to take a break from all the jamon and we had a very lovely lunch at an Italian eatery. (Renee, I had the carbonara and it was so yummy). My birthday also happens to fall on a National Holiday which is el Dia de Santiago to honor the patron saint of Spain. We took stroll through the Retiro Park (think Central Park) and the kids had a great time feeding the fish!
I will leave this entry with pictures as they do more justice than my words.
I am also uploading more photos of our trip to the valley from last week. More later on our roadtrip to Cullera on the Mediterrean coast.
Hasta luego!
Comments
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Muffin! We are loving the photos and are so jealous. We wish we were with you enjoying the wine and beer that's for sure. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We are most certainly going to celebrate when you get back. Lucia is such a MINI MUFFIN it's amazing! Love you!