Spanish breakfasts are often small, consisting of heavenly crunchy bread, but churros con chocolate are the yummy exception.
Tag: travel Spain
Tres Cantos–Easy Birds
Getting to know the birds of Central Spain is easier if one already knows some birds in the US.
Tres Cantos–A foray into the Spanish capital
A short day trip into Madrid to see the Royal Botanical Gardens (Real Jardin Botanico)
Tres Cantos–our arrival
Two years ago we decided to move to Madrid. We packed boxes, put the house on the market and then Covid-19 hit. So we waited until now to make our dream come true. This is the first in a series of posts about moving (back) to Spain.
Spanish artists: Joan Miró
Ever since I was a little girl, I have found it fascinating when people’s last names have something to do with their chosen profession. Sometimes the names are directly linked—a Baker will open a cupcake shop–and sometimes it’s a little farther-fetched, but all the more intriguing, like William Penn becoming an author. Is it serendipity? …
The Enchanting University Tunas
One of my favorite grad student memories is of the first time I ever heard the university tuna. It was a magical and wonderful moment that I shall never forget. (Spoiler alert—this is not about chicken of the sea!) A group of us was sitting at an outdoor café in El Barrio Húmedo of …
Carnaval, carnaval te quiero
Everyone has heard of Carnaval in Brazil, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but did you know that this same holiday celebration is a HUGE deal in Spain too? I didn’t and I have to say it’s like nothing I’d ever seen before! It’s like Halloween on steroids with parades that rival Macy’s famous one—IN …
Caramelos de San Blas
All over the northern hemisphere, February is a cold and dark month. Spring seems forever away, and the light and gaiety of the holiday season is far behind. It’s not surprising that it’s a month when colds run rampant, and old remedies for the common sore throat once again assert themselves. When I lived in …
Spanish Artists: Dalí
Spain has produced quite a few world-renown artists, and one of them is Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí I Doménech, or just Salvador Dalí, (pronounced Dah-LEE) who lived from 1904 to 1989. He was a colorful character, eccentric and proud of it, from Catalonia, on the east side of Spain, close to France. (Barcelona, a gorgeous …
Happy New Year!
¡Feliz Año! ¿Que tal las uvas? This is an expression that will be said thousands of times today in Spain. “Happy (New) Year! How were the grapes?” No, it’s not that everyone owns vineyards, and grapes are not code for anything else—they really do mean, “How were your grapes?” To understand the question, allow me to …
