Monthly Archives: June 2009

Turtles!

At Atocha train station earlier today. They turned a former train hanger into a lush biosphere. Nicely done. Continue reading

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Don’t think you can stop me, you big baby.

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Overlooking Toledo.

Home of El Greco and Toledo steel. Continue reading

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El Meson de Champignon now serves pimientos de padron as well!

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Street musician playing glasses of water.

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At the pond in el Parque de el Retiro.

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Guernica at the Reina Sofia museum.

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Absurdly great lunch at Sergi Arola Gastro

I want to try some fine cuisine while in Madrid, and I hit up my friend Caro for some recommendations. First stop at Sergi Arola Gastro for lunch was a complete success. The menu is prix fixe, and so many things came out it I would have lost track… Continue reading

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Adhoc, moving sculpture in the Plaza Mayor

I passed through Madrid’s Plaza Mayor twice today, within two hours of each other. This sculpture made of toilet paper attached to a grate appeared in between my two visits. It’s beautiful in its simplicity and movement. Continue reading

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Back in Madrid and just stumbled upon the Chocolateria San Gines, which stopped me from eating churros for over 10 years.

My friend Dan came to visit while I was spending a semester in Madrid during college, and we went out to some club until dawn. Very loaded and pretty hungry, we came here for some hot chocolate and churros. It tasted sooo good, but about an hour l… Continue reading

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