Let's see. What has happened in Madrid lately? Mary left last Tuesday morning, which was sad. We enjoyed having her here, and couldn't help but think about how fun it would have been if she had still been living here this year.
We had a very nice time with Alena and Chrissy, too. They left last Sunday morning, at the crack of dawn. It was great to see some friendly faces from home.
We started packing up our things in preparation for our withdrawal from Madrid on the 27th. We have mailed ten boxes of books and DVDs to SB.
Last Thursday night we watched "Cara a cara," which is the Spanish translation of Face/Off, the film that didn't damage Nicholas Cage and John Travolta's reputation nearly enough. Even dubbing couldn't save that movie. But for some reason, S stayed up late to see how it turned out.
Last Friday we had dinner at Dani and Yoli's house. We brought pollo al ajillo with us, and they provided the fresh strawberries for dessert. Marco, who starred in our blog of September 11, 2006, is getting bigger, and he is looking more and more handsome.
Plaza del Oriente.
Ask us about that dude in the background sometime.
The Atocha turtles.
Gran Via.
The elevator in our apartment building.
Our friends at the Museo Reina Sofia.
Cañas at Cervecería Santa Ana.
The ancient Egyptian ruins near Plaza de España.
Mary's apartment in Chueca.
Maceira with M and J. Note delicious pulpo a la gallega in the foreground.And right now, we are enjoying the company of our college/Portland friends, B and A. They look great, and it is great to be able to spend some time with them. As soon as the plumbers fix our hot water heater this morning, we are going to get out of here and go meet them for Fun Madrid Time.
Oh, by the way: last night we had dinner at Maceira--totally stole that restaurant idea from Mary. So good.
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