Sailor Ricardo - Madrid Rooftop bar - Ross tucking in for a grin

Old Ricardo has left us. This is one of my fave pix.
:(

People we miss - Lisette DeJ, BillyH y English Ross. - Plaza Santa Ana, at the Hotel Melia Me.

This picture was taken from the rooftop bar on the Plaza Santa Ana, at
the Hotel Melia Me.

Ross is still about, but Billy is stuck in the UK? and Lisette is
nursing it up in the low countries.

Good times. We miss you

Food in Madrid that is good enough to eat - La Taperia, en La Plateria Plaza, near the Prado, on Calle del Prado.

Ask Nicci what she thinks of the food here, and you'll get an earful.
In this case, the food was good enough to not only eat, but take a
picture of.

This was taken during the early summer at a La Taperia, en La Plateria
Plaza, near the Prado, on Calle del Prado.

Nicci is eating a nice cold gazpacho with a crostina of bread with
peppers on it, and some olives. Above that is the Tinto de Verano, a
fine spanish drink (Red wine, ice and usually either Limon soda, or
gaseosa bubbly stuff). Yum.

I've got a two tostas (or toasts), one with salmon, and the other with
the famous jamon iberico. Beer too.

Free basket of bread in the back (cost 1.5€)

We enjoyed this meal.

English Ross - Fine looking lad from London, open to chatting up married women - Beso Game

But seriously, Ross is a chipper chap, and we like having him around.
At this point he hasn't decided to leave Madrid yet, and has himself a
real job now (meaning his mother approves of it)

Hiya old boy!

Although people from Britain, the UK, England, whatever you want to
call them don't consider themselves "European" (see Rich Mc), Ross
does a fine job of the lean in beso game like all the Spaniards around
here.

Bravo

Flower Towers - The flowers in madrid are nice, and these poofy towers are a good example

Spain. Ahh Spain.

Here is a nice view of some Flower Towers with my muse in front.

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People we miss from Madrid- Meg B from Lousiana

This is a picture of Nicci with our friend Meg B. It was so much fun
to have her around with us (we did the TEFL with her at TTMadrid) She
was from Louisiana and sadly has returned there.

Rumor has it that she is heading to Panama to break some hearts there
too.

WE love Retiro in Madrid, even Nicci!

Greetings readers.

Fall has hit here in Madrid, and the one thing that we seem to love in
all seasons is Retiro Park (El Retiro). Called the lungs of Madrid, it
is easily the best way to relax in the City, take a run or people watch.

The trees are dropping their seeds, which in Retiro are these weird
green brown spiky balls of stuff, that then look like a chestnut when
the outer skin comes off, and then a gigantic macadamia nut once that
skin comes off too.

I'll need to find out what kinds of trees those are.

Just a quick post to let you know that we are cranking out teaching
here, and getting amped for our trip to Praga in 2 weeks.

yay!

Andy and Nicci