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Monthly Archives: January 2011
New Madrid Tourist Bus – No More Madrid Vision
The 10-year old hop-on hop-off bus operated by “Madrid Vision” has become a horse of different color. Actually, it’s the same color but with a big metal sign covering the original name. As of today, 31 January 2011, the city … Continue reading
Posted in Money, Travel
Tagged bus turistico, EMT, hop on hop off, Julia Travel, Madrid, Madrid tourist bus, Madrid Vision, sight seeing, tourist bus, transportation, Trapsa, Trapsatur
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Brit Harry Redknapp “Mugged” in Madrid
A British friend here in Madrid brought to our attention (on the MadridMan’s ALL SPAIN Message Board) an article published on Sky News regarding Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager (of football/soccer in North London), who had his wallet stolen … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Atletico de Madrid, Harry Redknapp, Hotspur, Madrid, mugged, mugging, pick pocket, pick pockets, pickpockets, real madrid, safety, security, theft, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Vicente Calderon
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New Apple Store in Madrid Puerta del Sol
Folks, it’s official. They’ve signed the lease. The much-rumored New Apple Store in Madrid, Spain will likely be inaugurated at the end of 2011 or beginning of 2012. It will be located in the emblematic Puerta del Sol, specifically at … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged Apple Store, construction, Madrid, Madrid Apple Store, new, Plaza, Puerta del Sol, Puerta del Sol Madrid, sol, Tio Pepe
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Raphael sings Aquarius – IN “ENGLISH”
Anyone older than 60 years old knows who “Raphael” is – as well as the children of countless Spanish housewives of the 1960s & 1970s. He’s Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, born in Linares, Jaén, Spain in 1943 but he and … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged Actor, Rafael, Raphael, singer, Spain, Spanish, Spanish singer
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5-Year Anniversary Living in Madrid
The day pretty much came and went without any fanfare. I realized it sometime late in the night although it had crossed my mind several times throughout the month of December 2010. On December 30, 2005, 40-year old “MadridMan” arrived … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged anxiety, education, Europe, expat, expatriate, language, living abroad, living in Europe, living in Madrid, living in Spain, Spain, Spanish, stress
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