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Tag Archives: 2009
How it Feels to Win the Lottery
I’ve never won anything before. But last Tuesday it happened. I ACTUALLY won Spain’s Christmas Lottery! Overwhelmed, jubilant, and in denial, I checked my numbers online once, twice, even a third time to be sure I wasn’t mistaken. Nope. The … Continue reading
Posted in Money
Tagged 2009, Christmas, Christmas Lottery, el gordo, fortune, Lottery, Spain, win the lottery, winning the lottery, winnings
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Madrid Travelthink 2009 Conference
On Friday, 11 December 2009, I attended the day-long Madrid Travelthink 2009 conference in one of the upstairs theater rooms at the Reina Sofia Museum, across from Madrid’s Atocha train station. The new addition to old museum is very nice, … Continue reading
Posted in Money, Travel
Tagged 2009, internet, Madrid, Madrid Travelthink, promote, promotion, Reina Sofia, Social Media, tourism conference, travel conference, Travelthink
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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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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
Posted in General
Tagged 2009, August, End of summer, Madrid, summer, summer holiday, summer vacation
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Madrid Flamenco: Veranos de la Villa 2009
Every year the City of Madrid hosts & promotes a number of summertime entertainment attractions. This year is no exception and includes a number of flamenco performances. I’ve never been to any of these attractions or performances but am going … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Flamenco
Tagged 2009, concierto, flamenco, flamenco concert, jardines de sabatini, Madrid, Verano, Veranos de la Villa
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Orgullo Gay Madrid Gay Pride 2009
“Orgullo Gay Madrid 2009” has begun! Last year, Madrid hosted Europe’s Orgullo Gay festival. This year is a more typical year with the somewhat smaller-scale Gran Vía parade and Chueca-wide street parties from 25 June to 5 July 2009. While … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged 2009, chueca, gay parade, Gay Pride, gay pride parade, homosexual, Madrid, Orgullo Gay, Orgullo Gay 2009, parade, parade route, Plaza de Chueca, ruta del desfile
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Spain loses to USA in Confederations Cup Semifinal
The USA National Soccer Team, never (ever!) known as Giant Killers, came a step closer to earning the title for the first time. Last night, USA stunned Spain in the soccer semifinal of the Confederations Cup in South Africa, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, America, beats, Confederations Cup, loses, semifinal, South Africa, Spain, USA, wins
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Las Migas: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last Wednesday I was very happy to watch the Barcelona-based Las Migas perform in the beautiful, 130 year old Teatro Lara in Madrid. There’s is a kind of flamenco fusion, fused with folk music and songs, many of which performed … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Flamenco
Tagged 2009, flamenco, flamenco festival, Isabelle Laudenbach, las migas, Lisa Bause, Madrid, Marta Robles, Silvia Pérez Crúz, Suma Flamenca, Teatro Lara
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Maria Juncal CANCELED: Suma Flamenca 2009
What a shame!!! I was about to leave for the María Juncal flamenco dance performance when I received an email (sent 3 hours earlier) saying the performance had been canceled due to lack of ticket sales. This was to be … Continue reading
Rocio Molina: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last Monday evening I went, yet again, to the Teatros del Canal to see another flamenco performance. This time it was flamenco dance, headlined by Rocio Molina. What surprised me most was that it was a traditional flamenco dance performance … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Flamenco
Tagged 2009, dance, flamenco, flamenco dance, Madrid, modern dance, Rocio Molina, Suma Flamenca, Teatros del Canal
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Aurora Vargas, Pansequito: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last night at the Los Teatros del Canal was another enjoyable Suma Flamenca evening of Flamenco Singing. Coincidentally, we had the exact same 5th row seats as the previous night. Unfortunately, the venue was maybe only half-full, possibly due to … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Flamenco
Tagged 2009, AURORA VARGAS, flamenco, PANSEQUITO, singing, Song, suma flamenco
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Manuela Carrasco: Suma Flamenca 2009
Photo of Manuela Carrasco © DeFlamenco.com Last night I watched a wonderful Flamenco Dance performance by the famous Manuela Carrasco in “Sala B” of the Teatros del Canal. She danced three times and two males each danced two numbers apiece. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Flamenco
Tagged 2009, manuela carrasco, Sala B, Suma Flamenca, Teatros del Canal
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