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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Last Day of October 2009 in Madrid
Today’s Halloween, we’ve already changed our clocks back 1-hour, and the temperatures are getting a little cooler – but only a little. Some of the leaves have gone from green to brown, seemingly overnight, bypassing the oranges, reds, and yellows … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, General
Tagged autumn, fall, Halloween, Madrid, October, Spain, temperatures, trees, weather
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Halloween in Spain
Don’t anyone tell me that Halloween doesn’t exist in Spain. IT DOES! And the wave of popularity becomes higher and higher with every passing year – world economic crisis or not. A recent visit to Carrefour Supermarket/Store proved that Spain … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged All Saint's Day, costume, dracula, dressing up, Frankenstein, Halloween, Halloween parties, Todos los Muertos, Todos los Santos
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Helping a Fallen Neighbor – LITERALLY!
“If you live long enough you’ll see nearly everything.” I’m sure this quote is true for average people. Today I came another step closer to realizing it as I was walking through my Madrid neighborhood this morning at 8am. Only … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged CPR, fallen, fallen neighbors, First Aid, helping neighbors, how to help, I've fallen and I can't get up, neighbor
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Clocks turned back 1-Hour
Saturday night, before going to bed, I was diligent in turning all my clocks back ONE HOUR to conform to the Daylight Savings rule in MOST of the world (minus the USA which has set its own rules and sets … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged dark, Daylight Savings Time, hour, hour change, light, time, time change
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Sunday Nights in Madrid
Sunday nights in Madrid can be pretty relaxed. You know you have to get up early (or not) to work the next day but you still have some wonderful memories of a nice weekend fresh in your mind. So how … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Food, General
Tagged Anciano Rey de los Vinos, Belalua, chocolateria san gines, Madrid
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Will Madrid Win the 2016 Olympics?
This afternoon at about 6pm (Spain time) the announcement will come from Copenhagen regarding the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision of the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. I hope to be in Madrid’s Plaza de Oriente at this … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged 2016, 2016 Olympics, Chicago, decision, IOC, Madrid, Madrid Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, summer olympics, Tokyo, vote
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Green Day Concert in Madrid 2009
The Green Day concert in Madrid, Spain last Tuesday was a lot of fun – and just 1 day earlier I didn’t even know I’d be attending the sold-out show. I’d seen Green Day 15 years earlier in the small … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged 2009, 21st Century Breakdown, Billie Joe, Billy Joe, concert, Green Day, Green Day concert, Madrid, Madrid concert, Palacio de Deportes, tour
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