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Category Archives: General
El Oso y el Madroño Statue in Puerta del Sol Changes Location
At about 10:30am this morning, Madrid’s city symbol, “El Oso y el Madroño” (bear and the berry tree), was moved to a new location in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. Actually, it has returned to its ORIGINAL location where it stood … Continue reading
Last Day of Summer Vacation 2009
Tomorrow – or today – is the last day of summer vacation in Spain and in many European countries. Today is the 31st of August and many Spaniards have been on holiday the entire month, facing not only return traffic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, August, End of summer, Madrid, summer, summer holiday, summer vacation
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Still Happy to be Living in Spain
People often ask me, “Now that you’ve been living in Spain for awhile, are you still happy?” It seems they expect me to be fed-up and ready to pack my bags and go back home to the USA – but … Continue reading
Grand Opening: New Cercanias Station in Puerta del Sol
Today, on its first day of operation, I made my maiden-visit to the brand-new Cercanías station in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The controversial entryway is in the shape, it is said, of a “Glass Fish” or “Pez de Cristal“, and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Travel
Tagged cercanias, estacion de cercanias, nueva estacion, pez, Pez de Cristal, Puerta del Sol, sol, train station
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Redesigning Websites to stay “Modern”
We humans must periodically retrain ourselves to stay with the current trends and technologies. MadridMan is no exception. If you haven’t noticed yet, the MadridMan.com FRONT PAGE, Madrid Hostels, and Madrid Apartments pages have taken on a whole new look. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, Cascading style sheets, CSS, design, first page search results, Google, google algorithm, Google search, google search results, google secrets, HTML, Search Engine Optimization, secret algorithm, SEO, specialist, W3C, web site, website, website design, wordpress, XHTML
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Women in the Men’s Locker Room
Although the title makes it sound like a scene from a sexy porno movie, the fact remains that there are constantly women in the men’s locker room at my gym! On at least 10 different occasions I’ve seen the cleaning … Continue reading
Posted in General, Health
Tagged cleaning lady, girls, gym, locker room, lockers, men's locker room, naked, porno movie, shower
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When an American is a Spaniard
Last Friday, when at the gym, I saw a guy there whom I’ve seen at the gym several times. He’s probably about 22 years old, short, rather round, blond hair, blue eyes, wears glasses and Nike weight-lifting shoes. On previous … Continue reading
Taxis in Madrid
Madrid taxis can be found throughout the city – but fewer in the neighborhoods immediately outside of the downtown (where I live). Taxis are always found around shopping centers, hospitals, and, of course, bus & train stations as well as … Continue reading
Posted in General, Travel
Tagged airport taxi, cab, cabbies, driver, english, taxi, taxi driver, taxi in Madrid, taxi meter, taxi metro, taxis, train station taxi
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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
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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Bush sends Spanish King Message of Friendship
The Spanish newspaper, El País, ran an article HERE (in Spanish) today on their website. Below you have the English-language translation of the same article: Two days before Spain celebrates its Día de la Hispanidad, a tribute to Columbus´arrival in … Continue reading
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Tagged Día de la Hispanidad, George Bush, King, King Juan Carlos, King of Spain, Zapatero
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Peeing in Public
I realize I’m risking offending some Spaniards (and maybe I’m actually offending EVERYONE!) for writing today’s blog entry. No one wants to appear “uncouth“. But that fact is, SOME PEOPLE DO PEE IN PUBLIC. Surely it happens throughout the world … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Environment, General
Tagged peeing, peeing in public, pissing, pissing in public, public peeing, public pissing, urinal
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