Last weekend I went to San Miguel market in Madrid, one of the coolest places in the city. It was crowded but also a lot of fun!! People went from one stall to the other tasting cheese, olives, tapas, wine, beer, champagne, etc.
The market was a very old building recovered last year after it went through a period of remodeling, and now it looks absolutely gorgeous.
One of the stalls that caught my attention was the Sherry Corner, a very cozy stall to enjoy different styles of Sherry directly from small barrels. Each of the barrels had a face painted on it, as if they were different characters. It was a very cool!! The quality of the sherry wasn’t over the top, but it was still good.
Definitely San Miguel Market is in my top 10 of things-things-to-do-in-Madrid list, so don´t miss it if you come!!
Here I am back again after the Christmas holidays! Our Christmas holidays are pretty long and last until the 6th of January when the “three wise men” come with presents.
During the break I watched a lot of TV, and I got a really nice surprise when watching the show The Big Bang Theory. Out of nowhere, I saw Tempra Tantrum Tempranillo/Cabernet and the Tempranillo/Shiraz bottles sitting on a shelf in the back of a scene (the one where Howard asks Bernadette to marry him at The Cheese Cake Factory where she works with Penny).
As I went on with the show I had a double surprised when I caught a glimpse of the Tempra Tantrum Tempranillo/Cabernet on the restaurant where Leonard and Howard are having dinner with Howard´s girlfriend and a friend of hers. It was in season 4 chapter 5, “The Desperation Emanation”.
In Spain we usually have a one year delay of when a show airs in the States, so it takes a while for something to become popular here. I like The Big Bang Theory a lot, I think is really funny. So you can imagine how proud I was when I saw one of my babies on the show.
So my plan for tonight is to open a bottle of Tempra Tantrum, probably the Cab, and watch another episode of The Big Bang Theory and relax after a long day of work!!! Can´t wait to get home!!
Today in Spain is the equivalent of April´s fools day. In Spain and in other countries the 28th of December is called “Dia de los Inocentes.” People play pranks on each other and it’s always a good laugh. Everybody looks quite suspicious as you get wrong news on TV, newspapers and the radio with live surrealistic episodes, comical situations, etc. A very common and easy one prank is to stick the “Dia de los Inocentes” logo on somebody´s back.
An example of a Great prank: “Copenhagen´s new metro”
Nowadays there are so many prank gadgets designed for children that you have to be weary of even the smallest kids!
I just realized Christmas is around the corner (more specifically 2 days away) and I haven’t wished you a merry Christmas…. so MERRY CHRISTMAS and I hope your holidays have been great!!!
For now I’ll leave you with this video of an incredibly gorgeous Madrid showing its Christmas glory.
You have to agree it looks really beautiful!!!
Merry Christmas and don’t forget to enjoy the holidays with some wine!!
