Monday September 20th, 2004 by Brian
Yes, I have food. It sounds like such a simple task: acquire something to eat. But then you throw on top of that not speaking the language very well, not knowing the neighborhood very well, not knowing where to look to find that kind of information (like Yahoo?) and finding a well-stocked grocery store is quite a chore. But today, courtesy of DIA Supermercados, I have conquered. I dealt with the fruit lady, the meat man and the check out lady and it only cost me 25 euros. I even found pinto beans! I think Dia is one of those places that charge you for the plastic …
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Sunday September 19th, 2004 by Brian
My apartment is in a central zone known as Chueca. Chueca is a great neighborhood. Although it’s the “gay” area, more than that it’s very diverse and has lots of trendy restaurants and bars. In Madrid, I would say trendy means “non-Spanish”. Gabriela, who turned 27 Friday, always eats Spanish food every time we eat together. When I first came to Spain, I didn’t think you could eat any non-Spanish food. Thankfully Chueca is loaded with various cuisines to enjoy if they aren’t a bit pijo (~snobby/fancy).
The downside however, and this isn’t just Chueca, is that everything is closed on Sundays at 4:45pm. So my food run was turned instead into a nice …
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