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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Homemade Thanksgiving Feast: A Semi-Success
Here’s hoping all you United Statesens had a wonderful, warm, and memorable Thanksgiving Day yesterday. After everyone left and before I went to bed, all alone, I finished one of the brought bottles of delicious red wine and watched the … Continue reading
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Tagged baking turkey, burnt turkey, homemade, homestyle, Madrid Thanksgiving, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey cooking times
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Photo: Ohio State beats Michigan – again!
Woody would’ve been proud… ( And Bo would’ve SH*T !) Sometimes photos speak more than do the written word. See MadridMan below, the proud Ohio State University Alumnus (Class of 1989, Geology), watching his 10-2, 10th Ranked OSU Buckeyes beat … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckeyes, Columbus, football, football game, game, lost, Michigan, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio State University, OSU, OSU Michigan, score, win
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Homestyle Thanksgiving Dinner IS ON in Madrid
I couldn’t stand it anymore. Exhausting ALL of the published possibilities of easy-in-easy-out restaurants serving a Thursday turkey dinner, I’ve resigned myself to cooking the turkey myself – IN MY OWN HOUSE. I must be crazy. My local “Chicken Shop” … Continue reading
Photo: A Real “Body Shop” in Madrid
YIKES! Imagine my surprise when I walked through my local neighborhood and saw this through an open door; a seated woman and a headless man hanging from a cable with his arms outstretched! Clearly, this some kind of sculpture workshop … Continue reading
Calle de San Bernardo in Madrid: Cool Street
The 2-way, 4-lane Calle de San Bernardo, the stretch between Gran Vía and the Glorieta de Ruiz Jimenez (a.k.a. Plaza de San Bernardo), is one of my favorite streets in Madrid – and I only recently discovered it! Go to … Continue reading
La Sepulvedana Bus, Madrid to Segovia, crosses the street
Little Known Fact Among Tourists: The Old and decrepit La Sepulvedana Bus Station on the Paseo de la Florida, 11 has moved across the street to the new “Intercambiador” at Príncipe Pío Station and Shopping Center. This happened about a … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged autobus, bus, bus station, estación de autobuses, La Sepulvedana, Madrid, Madrid bus station, Madrid Segovia, Segovia
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No American Thanksgiving in Madrid
About a week ago I found a list of places around which which were serving an “American Thanksgiving meal” for Thanksgiving Day – this year it’s November 27th. Encouraged that this year I was going to be able to shared … Continue reading
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Tagged american, American Thanksgiving, Americans, restaurants, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, turkey, turkey feast, turkey meal
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Americans Don’t Like Spanish Food, and Vice Versa
EXCEPT ME!! Of course the title is a generalization – but I think it’s an accurate one. Most all “United Statesens” I know whom have visited Spain tell me the same things; “Spanish food is so fattening,” “Spanish food is … Continue reading
Bad Economy Closes Local Madrid Stores
There was an article in last Thursday’s 20 Minutes free newspaper. It detailed the number of closings of local stores taking place due to the flagging economy. Below is my translation of the article. “The Economic Crisis Threatens Madrid Neighborhood … Continue reading
Rueda: MadridMan’s Favorite White Wine
(this is NOT an advertisement!!) Rueda, a white wine produced in Spain’s Castilla y León region, is MadridMan’s ALL TIME FAVORITE white wine. l also like Galician Ribiero white wine nearly as much. Galician Ribeiro white wine is most often … Continue reading
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Tagged Rueda, rueda white wine, Spanish white wine, Spanish wine, vino blanco, white wine
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Another GREAT Menú del Día in Madrid
Hello loyal readers! Remember the posting I made a couple months ago entitled “Menu del Dia – Menu of the Day for Cheap Lunches“? Well, today’s another story just as incredible as that previous posting. Today I went to the … Continue reading
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Tagged casera water, house wine, huevos estrellados, Madrid, Obama, paella, pudding, pudin, service, Spanish
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A New Day in Madrid, Spain
It’s just after midnight and I hope to get some sleep – even though I woke up just 8.5 hours ago, sleeping ’til 3pm after going to bed at 8am, staying up all Tuesday night for the US Presidential Election … Continue reading
Son of Osama Bin Laden Seeks Asylum in Spain
How would YOU feel about this if you were a resident or citizen of Spain? Our initial reaction is shock and probably fear. But are we responsible for the actions of our parents? The below is the English version of … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, asylum, Cairo, Omar Osama Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, son, Spain
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