Today we managed to get up at the bright hour of 10:00 and go to visit the Palacio Real (royal palace) in Madrid. I managed to survey 3 of the visitors. My question "So what do you think about this building of 2800 rooms, built by Felipe V (a "French" king who was the grandson of Louis XIV of France) in the 1700's?" Isabelle, aged 10 "I wanna live here." Liam, aged 6, "Doesn't the king have a yard where you can PLAY?". Lydia, aged 12, "This would make for a great game of hide and seek."
So you might ask, how does a family of vegetarians survive in Spain? Easy-in Spain, ham is not considered a meat, so if you ask if there is meat, they will say "no". Seriously, we have gone out for some tapas, mostly mushrooms, potatoes, cheese, eggs. It is a bit tricky to navigate the tapas system, but we rely heavily on Rick Steves who usually steers us right. No one has starved yet.
3 comments:
Didn't anyone mention the vacuuming requirement?!
Did we mention we are very, very, very, very, muy envious?
Chris...enjoyed your survey...how did the bull fight go...do they still kill the bull...Hemmingways "Death In The Afternoon"...provided such detail and introspection for that process that my acceptance of the killing of the bull was forever changed...hope they no longer do that. I am curious also, Heidi/Lydia about the nature of the football crowd...must be different than ours...must have been fun to be within a crowd that really understands the nuances of the game. love to all...Dad
Just a note... chicken and fish are also not "meat" in most Spanish speaking countries.
Glad you are enjoying many beautiful sights and experiences there. Thanks for the updates! At least I can see Spain vicariously.
Post a Comment