Now that we have made our way all over the city and interacted with more people, we are getting used to the Thpanish lisp (or what sounds like one). Ramon is holding his own with ¨Gra-SEE-as,¨ but I am trying to ¨gra-THEE-as¨everyone to death. I have noticed that a lot of people look Ramon up and down like they are trying to figure out where he is from. It is really amusing me.
Funny story along those lines...
We decided to eat dinner in the Plaza Mayor where they have held numerous military displays celebrating victories or displaying strength and where some executions related to the Spanish inquisition were carried out. Don´t worry, it is super romantic now with the open air cafes and good people watching, so it is right in stride with our honeymooning. Anyway, after we had been seated for a while, I heard two men sit down behind us begin to speak English. After a few words (the dead giveaway was when he said ¨MY-nez¨), I had to ask where they were from. Yep, Ville Platte, Louisiana. I told one of them that I couldn´t just sit here in Madrid listening to a coonass accent and not say something to them. They were part of a tour group that is on a similar route to our own. We might cross paths again!
About that ¨MY-nez¨ (cajun for mayonnaise), he was commenting on these! Hot dog
s, mayonnaise, and hot sauce on a baguette. Even though our first taste of real Spanish food (the room service from earlier didn´t count) was some boiled weenies, we figure that they are still glamourous since they were eaten in Spain.
s, mayonnaise, and hot sauce on a baguette. Even though our first taste of real Spanish food (the room service from earlier didn´t count) was some boiled weenies, we figure that they are still glamourous since they were eaten in Spain.We covered a LOT of ground today while just strolling around. We stumbled onto a lot of places I had read about and some I hadn´t. One building was built in 1626. I know there are a lot of older places, but it still strikes me as amazing to see standing walls older than our country. We went into the San Miguel market and saw them cutting ham straight off the cured legs, and also took some great pictures at the Museo de Jamon where the ham literally lines the walls.
This trip is shaping up to be just perfect. We will have plenty to experience, but also lots of time to relax. I can´t think of a better experience for our first few days as husband and wife. We are having a blast!
On the plate for tomorrow is a visit to the oldest restaurant in the world and a trip to the hat store.
Adio-th until Tuethday!
2 comments:
You can't get away from them. How funny! If you see them again, see if you can get their names.
Mom
I was wondering about the title with the "th's" in it! Funny.
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