Postcard to my daughter from Madrid 1964
by grandmaR
I sent four postcards to my daughter from Madrid in 1964. Two of them had airmail stamps which had a picture of Christ on the cross and said "Correos" down the left side, "Espana" and 8 ptas at the bottom, and over on the right "Misterios S..Rosario" (I can't read the letters after the "S" as they are too small).
Two of them (with pictures from the Prado on the front) had two stamps which were 2 ptas (fushia) and 6 ptas (grey) with a picture of a man
One of them (the one of our hotel where I circled where our room was) has no discernable postmark. This one the postmark says "Las Cartas Para Madrid Y Barcelona Deren Llevar El Numero De To Bistrito Postal" across the top, and then Madrid: 24 Jul 647T: Avion in a circle
This card itself says No 50 Madrid:
Palacio Real, Plaza de Toros
La Cibeles
Avda Jose Antonio - Palacio de Communications I wrote:
Dear Daughter,
Tell Grandmummy that your Auntie and Cousin got on the plane this morning to go home. We couldn't get space to Valencia because there is a festival there; but they are well and healthy. She insists that if I write her, she will forward the letters right on to you.
I still don't know a hotel for Valencia, or indeed anywhere until Nurnberg.
Love
Mummy
Pastillas De Leche
by Danalia
perfect for dessert and the star of a certain occasions
Ingredients
1 ½
cups Fresh milk
3
tablespoons Powdered sugar
1
teaspoon Butter
5
tablespoons Full-cream powdered skim milk
½
cup refined/powdered sugar, for rolling pastillas
Preparation
Boil milk and sugar into a paste. Add butter and powder milk. Mix thoroughly.
Rest pastillas until firm enough to handle. Divide into 20 pieces and roll into small cylinder.
Roll in sugar and wrap in paper.
Navidad: Más fotos (Christmas: More pics)
by Redang
Pics:
- Main: Puerta del Sol: Where Madrileños (people from Madrid) go to welcome the New Year and eat the 12 grpaes (very famous and popular tradition in Spain). Metro: Sol (lines 1, 2 and 3).
- Second: Parque de El Retiro (Retiro Park). This part, metro: Retiro (line 2).
- Third: Puerta de Alcalá (Alcalá Gate). Where? Plaza de la Independencia: Metro: Banco de España (line 2 and Retiro, line 2).
- Puerta del Sol. Metro: Sol (lines 1, 2 and 3).
Salamanca
by ger4444
this neighboorhood is build in chessboard pattern streets. the lower-upperclass lives here. we only find appartment blocks of 6 floors and the street is filled with people in fanzy clothes. we find the best shops and restaurants. you might find yourself sitting next to Cruz in a restaurant.
Ekseption
by Danalia about Shoes and Fashion
Ok , the prices are far from being normal, and at the same price of shoes you can fly and stay for over 2 or 3 weeks in Madrid.
Me myself, I never shopped there, but I went in and out with a big "I Wish" .
So its beautiful, and stylish, and for whomever like to torture himself by doing "eye shopping" only its probably a perfect place :)
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Museo de Cera, Madrid
The Madrid card
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Calle de Madrid: good luck finding it on your own!
