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review of December
While You were Out...
Welcome back! Madrid’s international population dipped a bit during December as everyone flew here or there to do this or that. We truly hope your livers and your bank accounts survived the season. Ours did - more or less. Come on, what’s a bit of sclerosis and debt, it’s the f%&king holidays! Anyway, the elves at MAP were busy the whole while happily writing away. Here is a quick update. Spanish current events were...
travel - Barcelona
Bridgin' to Barcelona
Stepping off the bus in Barcelona we had the hunched posture of knuckle dragging Neanderthals – a consequence of “sleeping” in fetal position on the night bus. Not an ideal start to a trip; however, a teacher’s salary doesn’t afford one the luxury of flying. Sticking with the travelers' motto: “No bad experiences, just good anecdotes”, we soldier, or rather lumbered, on...
Travel - Marakesh, Morroco
Marakesh, Morocco - A Puente Possibility Just Two Hours Away
Our plane arrives Thursday evening at 7 pm. We meet Simón in the airport reception hall. Square-shouldered, brown and baboushed, he sweeps away our luggage with a coral smile...
Need a map of madrid?
map of madrid
Here's a quick run-down on the most popular print as well as online maps of Madrid, Spain.
Feature - Flamenco
A Flamenco Primer
If you aren’t familiar with flamenco dance, just think of it as the “anti-ballet”. Ballet, which has always been in deep denial of gravity’s existence, typically features dancers who prance on toe and leap with gazelle-like facility through the air. Their hair doesn’t hang – it’s tightly wrapped atop their head; even their tutus don’t drape - they stick out primly at right angles to the body. It’s the essence of all that’s “civilized” and “celestial”. Flamenco, by contrast, luxuriates in gravity, feeds off gravity; in short, Flamenco is a temperamental, Spanish ode to the force of gravity...
Madrid History
The Three-Second Museum - Don't Blink!
If you are still looking for an answer as to why the windows of metro line 1 have so many grease stains on them, just keep reading. Those spots are simply the nose marks of curious people pushing their faces against the glass hoping to catch a glimpse of the mystery metro station where the train will never stop.
From our former site
Six Simple Steps To More Harmonious Drinking
Resident Weekend Warrior Finally Returns From San Isidro Weekend With Words of Wisdom! One thing is true: The Spanish like to have alcoholic picnics. They all sit around in a street or park, and drink. It’s like a great big, organic house party on...