Madrid might be the world's best city for art museums. Today's blur is the Museo de Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza. We go through slow enough that works by Pissarro catch my eye.
Per World History
Spain is second only to Denmark in pork consumption.
and a local restaurant and market chain goes by the name of Museo del Jamon.
El Corte Ingles is a local department store chain. Older readers might remember when U.S. department stores featured sales staff. At El Corte Ingles, there were a dozen employees within ten yards of where I was standing. They spent most of their time in conversation with each other.
Here and there in the course of the week, we've encountered other street performers, including two young violinists, a cellist, a four man band, a rock combo, a Don Quixote "mounted" on a horse, and a Robot Cowboy. There were also a few outright beggars, who combined begging with smoking, sleeping, and eating take-out food. Today in the Plaza Oriente, there was an accordianist playing Jingle Bells, polka style.
Looking for a place to eat, we stumbled on Bar Refra. Contrary to the online reviewer, we thought the food was okay, the service was fast, and it had more atmosphere than a typical neighborhood bar back home.
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