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Only American in my Madrid Neighborhood-Until Now
Seven years I’ve been living in the same working-class neighborhood in Madrid, Spain. For the first six years I have somewhat proudly proclaimed myself as “The American of the Neighborhood“, never finding evidence to refute this. Times change. No, I … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged american, anti-american, Madrid, neighborhood, stand, Ugly American, working class
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Original Version Movies at Cines Princesa in Madrid
There are a small few cinemas in Madrid which show foreign movies in their original form. Thankfully, 2 of them are in downtown Madrid; Cine Ideal near Puerta del Sol and Cines Princesa/Cines Renoir near Plaza de España. In 2008, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged american, Calle Princesa, cine, cinema, Cines Golem, Cines Princesa, Cines Renoir, concession, discounts, films, Golem, hollywood, international, Madrid, movie tickets, movies, original version, Plaza de España, Plaza de los Cubos, popcorn, prices, Princesa, restrooms, stand, subtitles, subtitulada, theater, theatre, ticket prices, tickets, version original
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Happy Birthday, USA, from an American in Spain!
I awoke this morning and was going about my daily routine when it dawned on me, probably at about 9:30am, “HEY! This is the 4th of July!” For some reason the song “God Bless America” came to mind so I … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 4th of July, America, american, American in Spain, Fourth of July, holiday, United States, USA
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3 Days Before Thanksgiving in Madrid
“The American Store” in Madrid is great. They have absolutely everything – WHEN they have it, that is. I took the 30-minute walk+metro+walk trip to the store next to the Hospital Clínico San Carlos today (metro Moncloa), all bubbly and … Continue reading
Posted in Food, General
Tagged american, Madrid, Spain, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving in Madrid, turkey, Turkey dinner
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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
No American Thanksgiving in Madrid
About a week ago I found a list of places around which which were serving an “American Thanksgiving meal” for Thanksgiving Day – this year it’s November 27th. Encouraged that this year I was going to be able to shared … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged american, American Thanksgiving, Americans, restaurants, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, turkey, turkey feast, turkey meal
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Madrid’s Cine Ideal – Original Version Movies
Cine Ideal, located on the Plaza Jacinto Benavente in Madrid near Puerta del Sol, is part of the Yelmo Cineplex chain. It’s also my favorite cinema here for showing Versión Original movies in English – if they’re American or English … Continue reading
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Tagged american, american movies, cine, cine ideal, cinema, english, ideal, Madrid, movies, original version, subtitles, version original
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