Thursday, January 21, 2010
10:50 AM | 
Posted by
Sebastian M
Alright ladies and gentlemen, today is the day that I went to check out the family apartment so get ready for a bunch of photos. I started my day around noon and headed to the apartment on the metro which took less than ten minutes. It's just a couple of stops before the city center, Sol. I finally got off at Tribunal on metro line 10 and walked about a block or two before I came across the apartment. Here are some pictures of the outside of the apartment since I wasn't able to go in. This is a picture of the front door and then a picture of the outside of the building. Don't let the graffiti turn you off because the little that I saw of the inside looked very clean and nice, also graffiti is pretty much EVERYWHERE. 
After taking my photos I continued down the street and saw a coffee shop less than a block away. I then made a spur of the moment purchase and bought myself a coffee pot so I could make myself some expresso in the apartment. I admit that I will never be able to make it as good as my dear Abuela Nena, but I can I try my best until my next visit to Miami. Here are some pictures.
I then proceeded through a plaza which is right down the street from the apartment. It's full of nice little shops, each with its own specialty. I was then lucky enough to stumble across a public bathroom which also serves food, aka McDonalds. I then sat and enjoyed my 1 euro ice cream and talked with some nice ladies from England who were here on vacation. On my walk I also found these two eateries which I'm sure I will have to visit each at least once.
I then came across the famous pub Bodega Angel Sierra, which is suppose to be "one of the oldest surviving taverns." It was very enjoyable and hopefully I will spend some nights there in the future. After that I did some sight seeing in the area and ended up in front of a bakery where I immediately bought some sweets after the salty food from the pub. I chose chocolate covered elephant ears and a doughnut which is turn out to be popular here.
Next was the artistic community where I had a cafe at one of the famous cafes Pepe Botella which is not too far from the apartment and is suppose to be a regular site for directors, artists, and actors to hang out. I then made my final stop at the museum of contemporary art and the city began to slowly close down for its usual siesta. I headed back to the aparment for my own like a good madrileño.
After taking my photos I continued down the street and saw a coffee shop less than a block away. I then made a spur of the moment purchase and bought myself a coffee pot so I could make myself some expresso in the apartment. I admit that I will never be able to make it as good as my dear Abuela Nena, but I can I try my best until my next visit to Miami. Here are some pictures.
I then proceeded through a plaza which is right down the street from the apartment. It's full of nice little shops, each with its own specialty. I was then lucky enough to stumble across a public bathroom which also serves food, aka McDonalds. I then sat and enjoyed my 1 euro ice cream and talked with some nice ladies from England who were here on vacation. On my walk I also found these two eateries which I'm sure I will have to visit each at least once.
I then came across the famous pub Bodega Angel Sierra, which is suppose to be "one of the oldest surviving taverns." It was very enjoyable and hopefully I will spend some nights there in the future. After that I did some sight seeing in the area and ended up in front of a bakery where I immediately bought some sweets after the salty food from the pub. I chose chocolate covered elephant ears and a doughnut which is turn out to be popular here.
Next was the artistic community where I had a cafe at one of the famous cafes Pepe Botella which is not too far from the apartment and is suppose to be a regular site for directors, artists, and actors to hang out. I then made my final stop at the museum of contemporary art and the city began to slowly close down for its usual siesta. I headed back to the aparment for my own like a good madrileño.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Sorry for the delay folks and the weird imaging at the beginning. Photos are kind of tough to work in this blog, but hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon.
No problem, this was great, we cannot wait, this is going to be a long four months. The hood looks pretty doable. I
Post a Comment