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| A table, tinto de verano |
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| Daniela of TX and Lucas of OH |
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| Chris of IN and Jessica of TN |
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| Blurry picture of El salmorejo, kind of like gazpacho's cousin that went to an Ivy League school and finds a way to always bring it into a conversation |
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| Blurry version of whatever the Spaniards call carne milanesa |
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| Some of my class notes and the baffling cocktail of the proud Basque people |
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| More raw unbridled buffoonery |
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| Me, Jessica, and Lucas fitting in with the locals at the Spain-France game |
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| Come on Lucas |
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| Opening tip |
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| You can't tell, but the three flags are the Community of Madrid, Spain, and "Se prohibe fumar" (No smoking). Apt and necessary. |
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| Hard to tell but this is Pau Gasol of the LA Lakers shooting a free throw |
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| "Los Crazy Dunkers," a halftime attraction |
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| Los Crazy Dunkers continuing to get crazy with their dunks |
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| Flamenco show stage and the Royal Palace |
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| The Royal Palace at night |
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| "Una terraza," a constant Madrid still-life |
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| Gambas y vino tinto in a Galician restaurante (also una terraza) |
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| Galician menu |
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| Me and "un pulpo gallego." The octupus sold my decision to eat here |
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| Jessica and Lucas, basking in the glow of octupus |
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| Nightlife near the Plaza Mayor, around midnight (notice the stroller- not uncommon) |
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| Merluza |
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| Plaza Mayor |
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| Plaza Mayor |
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| Plaza Mayor |
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| Not really a museum |
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| Ayuntamiento de Madrid, on the Plaza de Sol |
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| Demonstration of 15M on Plaza del Sol |
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| Commemoration of facing off with Napoleon |
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| 15M bottelón/"demonstration" |
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| Reprise: In an octupus' garden, in the shade |
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