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Café Gijón
Posted by Slavito in Madrid » Restaurants on 12/Nov/2005
Cafe Gijón (header) To have a coffee in a literary setting that's oozing atmosphere and tradition in Madrid requires almost no effort.

Just walk to Pasillo de Recoletos, look for the address plaque that says "21" and open the door to Café Gijón.

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Madrid: Puerta del Sol: New Year's
¡Feliz Año Nuevo desde Madrid! By the way, this is Madrid's Puerta del Sol on New Year's eve (right around midnight). Did you know that Spaniards eat grapes instead of drinking champagne during the countdown? You're supposed to eat exactly twelve during the last minute of the year - that works out to be one grape every five seconds, if my degree in Mathematics was worth anything at all. If you linger or hesitate then it's bad luck. All grocery shops around Puerta del Sol sell seedless grapes (is that cheating?), neatly packed by the dozen.



Madrid Bridge
This is a wonderful sunset view of Los Austrias - my favorite neighborhood in Madrid. Of course, my camera gets weird in such light, but you get the point. It is beautiful.

If you look closer, youll notice a plexiglass wall separating the sidewalk from the banisters. It is there for a good reason. Many people, perhaps thoroughly impressed by such views, have chosen to plunge to their deaths from this very point of the bridge - and by the way, there's a street below (Calle Segovia). Imagine how annoying it used to be for the drivers when some suicidal freak would just make a mess right in front of their car.




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Madrid at a glance:

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Population:
3.2 M (metro: 5.5 M)

Mayor:
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez
(since 2003)

Administrative Division:
21 distritos
128 barrios

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Cines Avenida (now closed)
Cines Avenida (now closed)

Calle de Bailén from Jardines de Sabatini
Calle de Bailén from Jardines de Sabatini

Jardines de Sabatini: Alban & Ree on the Staircase
Jardines de Sabatini: Alban & Ree on the Staircase

Jardines de Sabatini: Statue of Carlos III
Jardines de Sabatini: Statue of Carlos III

Jardines de Sabatini: View of Palacio Real
Jardines de Sabatini: View of Palacio Real

Madrid: Gran Vía & Telefonica Building
Madrid: Gran Vía & Telefonica Building

Calle Segovia Bridge
Calle Segovia Bridge

Plaza de Segovia Nueva
Plaza de Segovia Nueva

Plaza Near Teatro Real / Opera
Plaza Near Teatro Real / Opera

Instituto Cervantes, Madrid
Instituto Cervantes, Madrid

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