While my boots are wearing out I continue walking Madrid streets with no intention to stop. At some point my feet get tired and my stomach cannot handle anymore tapas and cañas so I am forced to go home and take a break from this city that does not seem to slow down. Today we […]
Este ir de la vida a la escritura y volver de la letra a tanta vida, ha sido larga, redoblada herida que se ha tragado el tiempo en su abertura. Abierto como res por la lectura, le entregué las entrañas, y la vida, queriendo rehacerlas, conmovida, en ellas imprimió su quemadura. Doble traición, porque la […]
I am convinced that Spain radiates beauty everywhere you go but the more I see and discover the more I am amazed with the country’s architecture, landscapes and history. Today we drove to Pedraza, the car travelled like a time machine taking us to the 11th century in Spain, a small town in the province […]
We returned from a day with friends in the town of Segovia. The weather was gorgeous today so the clear blue sky added a perfect bonus to the natural beauty of the landscape along the way. The drive was as expected: short and fun. It actually reminded me of driving south in California because of […]
Casa Hortensia Cider house is on the third floor of the Asturian Center building in Malasaña, Madrid. It is the kind of place that you cannot find easily if you do not know about it so we got there following the advice of a friend. The main purpose of the dinner was to celebrate my seventh wedding […]
Today we went south of Madrid, looking for the warmth of Aranjuez. Although it is sunny and not very chilly in the city only a half an hour trip can make a huge difference in temperature and allows you to stay outdoors longer. When we arrived in Aranjuez the city was quiet and the light […]
Since UK holds the “horrible place for food” prize I decided to be kind and show an honest short list presenting a few good products that I discovered while being there for a couple of weeks. 1- Colman’s English Mustard: Spicy and addictive. Better than Dijon mustard or any other mustard I ever tried. Simply […]
“Madrid kills me”… Those are three words that I like to repeat since I first visited Madrid and my friend took me to a store by Jacinto Benavente Square which sells “Madriz me Mata” t-shirts and postcards. And it is true that Madrid kills you but in the good way good cities like New York […]
I have a little bit to write about this Spanish wine I tried for lunch and thought it was really good. I am not a wine connoisseur but here is the piece of info I gathered, while drinking it. 🙂 A pitarra is a clay container or “tinaja” used to store wine in the old days. Pitarra wine is […]
We have arrived in Madrid in an interesting time of changes, crisis and demonstrations. The day before yesterday thousands of people were out in a peaceful protest against cuts. Firemen, nurses and teachers of all ages were walking by Cibeles and towards Sol, holding big signs or flags representing them. Some of them were playing […]
Since the first day we arrived in England we took advantage of the cheese and wine prices. These two “essential” for life products tend to be very expensive in Canada. Our love for cheese is well known among our friends so one of them thought it was a great idea to go to the town […]
