Wow. I am in Madrid, the capital of Spain and it is just amazing!!!First though you have to see some pictures of my piso (that means apartment here in Madrid). This is my sala with a fabulous flat screen TV. This is my comedor although I don't think that I will be eating there very much with such fabulous cafés and restaurantes so close by.
This is the best part of the apartment. The view. That is the famous Plaza Mayor out my window! The Plaza Mayor is the main plaza in Madrid and the king's palace is just around the corner from here!!
On my first night here a couple of days ago I went to the Teatro Real. But first tapas.
Tapas are "snacks" here in Spain. You see they don't eat supper until 9pm or 10pm so they have a snack about 5pm at a bar or café. I went to a beautiful café near here and across from the Teatro.
I ate a selection of sausages and hams with mussels and shrimp while sipping some vino tinto (red wine) and watching the people walk by. What do you think of my snacks? Not your typical snacks, heh?
Well there snacks are fairly hefty by our standards. All different types of sausages and hams, tons of seafood dishes, patatas bravas (spicy potato chunks) and tortilla de patatas (kind of a potato pie). It was hard to decide what to eat.
Next, I headed to the Teatro Real to watch a Russian ballet, called Espartaco.
Here's what it looked like before the crowds arrived.
I didn't understand the ballet but it was pretty. Very long. First Acto 1 which was 45 minutes then they took a 25 minute break for drinks and food for the crowd while they changed the stage. Then Acto 2 for 40 minutes and then another 25 minute break followed by Acto 3 for another 45 minutes. How would you like to sit through that? It wasn't bad.Definitely, interesting and very beautiful to watch.
Ok. Decision time folks. I need help. Can you help me out?
What should I do next Cardamomo or Bernabeu Stadium?
I am soooo not a decision maker. So I really do need your help. Which sounds better and why??
