Eats plants
The food situation over the past few days has been diabolical. On Sunday the choice was omelette or meat balls, on Monday night it was steak or fish, and lunch today was steak or pork loin. They look at me with horror when I say I would like something without meat. It seems to take… Continue reading A plate of artichokes
We wandered around El Retiro Park in Madrid yesterday. I took some photos on our walk there and in the park. I have been to Madrid before, some 12 or so years ago now, and I remember this park and the glasshouse. The glasshouse is beautiful but completely empty. I suspect if they put plants in there… Continue reading Photos from Madrid
The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple in one of the parks in Madrid. It was moved from Egypt to Madrid in 1968 to save it from the threat of construction of a dam. It was built in 200 BC. We went and took some photos there at sunset last night. It doesn't… Continue reading Temple of Debod
We went on a fantastic bike tour today of Casa de Campo Park which is the largest park in Madrid and absolutely enormous. We barely touched the surface of it. Bravo Bikes provided bikes and a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. I can't fault them at all and it's one of the best meetup activities I've… Continue reading Madrid bike tour
I've got a population crisis in my stick insect habitat. It's swarming with them now and there's a range of sizes so this is more than just one lot of offspring. They're breeding like rabbits and I'm not sure what to do with them all. There are so many that I can't take the dead… Continue reading Population crisis and hairy legs
I've got a work trip to Spain coming up and I've been looking for places to book for dinner since we'll be a large group. However many of the restaurants don't open until 9pm which is ridiculous. I'm usually in bed by that time. One place said they'd open early especially for us but even… Continue reading When is a reasonable time to eat dinner?
This is the reason visitors come to Barcelona: to see the church of Sagrada Família. It's an unusual building that is not of this world. It looks more like something from an alien planet and would look right at home on the set of a science fiction film. It's the work of Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudí. Construction began in… Continue reading La Sagrada Família
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