We spent the morning in the Prosperidad neighborhood. Cafe and Te for breakfast...Marie with me this time so I could introduce her to my new friends there. Wherever you go to eat or drink in Spain, you do not get the bill until you ask for it and once you ask for it, you have to wait a while before you get it! After Cafe and Te we went to the stores down the street and bought a lot of stuff on sale! We went back to Silvia's and she gave us directions, via the bus, to the trendy Chueca area where there are lots and lots of shoe stores. From there we went back to the Principe Pio mall, had lunch at Okterfest and did some more shopping for gifts. There were still lots of groups of Pilgrims in the city, still singing although one sounded particularly sad. We returned to the apartment via the subway where I fell asleep on the couch!
Silvia made us a wonderful dinner! Her guacamole was the best I've ever had. She also had a type of homemade sausage, ham and fajitas. Spain is famous for its ham. Lots of eating establishments had ham legs hanging in the windows and thre was even a "Museo de Jamon" -- Ham Museum but I think it was just the name for the restaurant. Chris was at dinner as well as Brian, a friend of Silvia's from Columbia who is thinking of moving to Oslo. It was a delightful evening with lots of interesting conversations about travel. A homemade type of apple pie completed the meal. Silvia is quite a cook! After dinner we packed, went to bed, got up and left this morning along with other groups of pilgrims.
Adios Madrid!
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