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Silly me. Having lived a good deal of my life in California, I assumed churros originated in Mexico. I hadn’t realized they were a Spanish export to Mexico. To get churros in Madrid, I went to the most iconic place in Madrid to get them: [Read more…]
On my last day in Madrid, I finally got to central Madrid and saw some of the major sights people usually see on their 1st days in Madrid–Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, and the Royal Palace of Madrid. Of course, I took in some lesser known sights as well. [Read more…]
I started off the day in Alcalá de Henares with the Iberian brunch. It included 2 of my now favorite Spanish foods–Spanish (potato) omelet and Iberian ham. Seriously, if croquettes had come with it, it would have been the trifecta! [Read more…]
The final day trip of my 2023 trip to Spain was to Alcalá de Henares. Like Arajuez and El Escorial, Alcalá de Henares is located outside the city of Madrid but within the Madrid region. Like all the places I visited on day trips, not to mention places in [Read more…]
It almost looks like I got a chocolate croissant while waiting for the train to Ávila. But those definitely look like sesame seeds. So it must have been some sort of roll. [Read more…]