Madrid
spain in pictures: the land of tapas and street art
spain was our first european stop after asia and we were treated to big helping of culture shock. laid back vibes, unrestricted eating at mercados, street art galore, moorish culture, tapas, gaudi, iberico ham, cheap wine, salmorejo, patatas bravas and…
the streets of spain are alive – graffiti love
from our taxi ride departing the barcelona airport into the city, spain has offered up a smorgasboard of street art. over the span of the four cities we visited, i’ve grown fonder and fonder of spain. each of the cities…
the hawkers of spain
another culture shock element for us here… the street hawker. in asia, the land of enterprising people, selling fake goods seems like a right of passage. the giant malls (rundown buildings that have been out of maintenance for years) comprised…
the gancho burger – entering flavour country
before leaving vancouver, my longtime friend/boss took me out for one final hurrah and we ended up at the pourhouse to get a burger done ‘just right’. no frills, no toppings, just a medium rare burger on a bun with…
museums in madrid – the prado & reina-sofia
since the weather wasn’t on our side, we opted to spend most of another one of our rainy days inside the friendly confines of some museums. there’s a trio of museums in the span of a few blocks and if…
technical difficulties in spain
so over our 12 days in spain, we’ve had to make a few adjustments from life in asia. nothing groundbreaking but these were some of the things we’ve noticed on a daily basis. keep in mind that neither of us…
chocolate con churros
we spent a week saying no to churros in korea, of all places, and set foot to try out this local dish so the last time i’ve had a churro was at taco bell about 20 years ago, a far…
a rainy, down day to catch up in madrid
we had a rough go in barcelona and were beyond overjoyed when we set foot into our madrid digs. everything looked so… soft, we just wanted to settle in and sleep the rain away. we had a lot to catch…
value lunches – discovering the menu dias in spain
my limited knowledge of spanish culture has lead me to believe that they eat tapas for every meal. idiotic and ignorant but that’s me most of the times. it was a glorious discovery to find out that there are many…
weekly recap #14 – barcelona, madrid & granada
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. barcelona (airbnb, sant just desvern, 4 nights), madrid (airbnb, chueca, 4 nights), granada (airbnb, centro, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. takos al pastor in madrid. maybe it was…
