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Doing Neighborhood No-Car Shopping in Madrid
Wasn’t it great living in the USA, driving from pillar to post, parking less than 50 meters away from any given store, leaving all your multi-stop purchases in your trunk while going out for more? Ahh… THOSE were the days … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Money
Tagged car, car ownership, city shopping, daily shopping, garages, groceries, grocery, grocery shopping, Madrid, neighborhood, parking, parking spaces, shopping, shopping bags, shopping carts, shops, Spain, Spanish supermarkets, supermarket shopping, supermarkets, walking
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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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Madrid Stores Can Stay Open 24/7/365
The USA Shopping Experience comes to Madrid! Want to buy your groceries at 3am? Now you can do it. Want to get new shoes on a Sunday evening? Now you can do it. Want to shop for new furniture at … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged 24 hours, 24/7/365, 365, always open, chain stores, consumerism, culture, hours, neighborhood, open, shops, stores
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Neighborhood Pet Lamb
It’s ODD to see this. Or is it?? For the last several weeks I’ve been hearing the familiar “Baaahhh… Baaahhh” sounds coming from the street below my house. Finally I saw it one night returning home. There she was, a … Continue reading
Posted in Photos
Tagged lamb, Madrid, neighborhood, odd scenes, odd sights, pet lamb, sighting
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