Purple Madrid: Part VI (Side Trips)

November 15, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – This is the last in a series where I dish on all my best Madrid secrets! For an overview of Madrid and tips on Madrid hotels, museums, sights/shopping, and restaurants, check out the previous posts. With a tummy full of tapas, shopping bags heavy with new designer… (more)

Purple Madrid: Part V (Restaurants)

October 26, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – This is the fifth in a series where I dish on all my best Madrid secrets! For an overview of Madrid and tips on Madrid hotels, museums, and sights/shopping, check out the previous posts. Let’s face it: no matter how much fabulous art, architecture, and fashion Madrid… (more)

Purple Madrid: Part IV (Sights & Shopping)

October 17, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – This is the fourth in a series where I dish on all my best Madrid secrets! For an overview of Madrid and tips on Madrid hotels and museums, check out the previous posts. Whether you’re people watching at one of bustling plazas, gazing at royal residences, or… (more)

Purple Madrid: Part III (Museums)

October 10, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – This is the third in a series where I dish on all my best Madrid secrets! For an overview of Madrid and tips on Madrid hotels, check out the previous posts. A Spanish beauty queen, an homage to a civil war, and a slightly insane painter: it… (more)

Purple Madrid: Part II (Hotels)

September 27, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – This is the second in a series where I dish on all my best Madrid secrets! For an overview of Madrid (and a little back story on why I know the city so well and love it so much), check out the previous post. From my first… (more)

Purple Madrid: Part I

September 19, 2010

MADRID, SPAIN – Madrid is the city where I found my two greatest loves: Spanish literature (I earned my master’s in Spanish language and lit while living there) and my husband. That’s not to say my fondness for Don Quixote is anywhere near equal to my adoration for my… (more)

It’s (almost) all about you at ME Madrid

March 25, 2009

MADRID, SPAIN – My husband was sent to Madrid for work for three weeks, so I decided to tag along for part of the trip. I had not had the chance to spend over a week in the city since I lived there in 2002-2003, and in a lot… (more)

Scrambled eggs for dinner at historic Casa Lucio

September 9, 2008

MADRID, SPAIN – Seriously? En serio? THIS is Casa Lucio? A favorite of the royal family? A must stop for Bill Clinton? A CEO power lunch hot spot? I’m all for finding the typical local joint, but there is nothing about Casa Lucio that appears any different than any… (more)