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Monthly Archives: December 2008
New Year’s Eve in Madrid
Tonight is New Year’s Eve in Madrid, Spain and, of course, throughout the world.How do people celebrate New Year’s Eve in Madrid and throughout Spain? Unlike Christmas Eve, which is an important family-gathering holiday, New Year’s Eve (called “Noche Vieja” … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged custom, eating 12 grapes, midnight, New Years Eve, Puerta del Sol, tradition, twelve bells, twelve chimes, twelve grapes, Video
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Madrid Christmas Lights Bus
Every year for the past few years, the Madrid tourist office has organized a “Bus de la Navidad” or Christmas Lights Bus (website only in Spanish). It’s a double-decker bus which, this year, only picks up passengers at its one … Continue reading
Star Wars Exhibition in Madrid
“Use the Force, Luke.” Yesterday, I and two Spanish buddies went out on an “Excursión de Chicos” to the Star Wars Exhibition in Madrid. I’m not a SuperFan of the Star Wars movie series (particularly not the 3 modern episodes) … Continue reading
Spain’s Christmas Lottery, “El Gordo”
(NOTE: read MadridMan’s 2009 Blog Entry on Spain’s Christmas Lottery)It’s time once again for “El Gordo“, Spain’s Christmas Lottery! Just yesterday, Saturday, about 30 minutes before the lottery offices closed, I ran out to my local lottery ticket office to … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged 2008, Christmas Lottery, décima, décimo, España, Loteria Nacional, Lottery, lottery ticket, Spain, ticket
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Ismael Serrano: Singer-Songwriter from Madrid
Ismael Serrano is probably my all-time-favorite Spanish singer-songwriter. I’d say he’s been considered a Spanish folk singer because his songs are mainly ballads, often about social issues, love, and humanity. According to the Wikipedia page on Ismael Serrano,: He was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged folk, folk music, guitar, Ismael Serrano, Kilometer Zero, Kilometro Cero, Madrid, Music, Puerta del Sol, Serrano, singer, songwriter, Spanish folk music, Spanish music, Vallecas
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Conference: Time of Crisis in the Tourism Sector
You’ll love this… (it becomes a “rant” further down) Madrid’s City Hall (EsMadrid) and Google Travel Spain have apparently teamed up to hold a one-day conference, 15 December 2008, from about 10am to 7pm, in the Casa de Campo Theater … Continue reading
Posted in Money
Tagged Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Casa de Campo, conference, EsMadrid, Google, Madrid Travelthink, tourism, tourism industry, tourism sector
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