“A vacation is an occasional pleasure but a Ducatos is always a smoke”. A rough smoke, agreed, but at least it’s handy. Taken outside CentroCentro, Madrid, with credit to Rudyard Kipling for his (no longer PC) original line.
“On learning the latest results from the precision travel scales”. Closely modelled on Goya’s very similar black painting. I had a nice short visit to the Prado today. It is so vast that without care a trip here becomes a pleasure-free grind. I love most of all, the Velazquez, the El Greco, and the Goya…
Out in the street yesterday with my Olympus and a fast telephoto lens. Like so many cities in Europe, it’s hard to see evidence of the recession in Madrid. Much more obvious in London in fact. This area of Fuencaral/Malasana has many flourishing speciality shops. I don’t recall whether this one was for dogs or…
Very minor modification to the plan to skip lunch today. The miniature hip-bath of fois risotto was what swayed me. Total cost – 6 euros. This is at the Palace of FBT, the Mercado de San Anton.
I have learned two new things in the last 24 hours about Madrid. (1). Always order a drink first if dining in a tapas bar/restaurant. Wait until the free tapas arrives. Then order another drink, and then later, the food. If in the English way you order food, then a drink, you don’t seem to…
Our local hardware shop in France. Notable because of the unsettling greeting of the prop. I will be looking down at some plumbing fitting and he suddenly appears, about a foot away, looking straight into my eyes. I say bonjour, and he responds, but does not move. We maintain eye contact. After an uncomfortable period…
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