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 Iglesia San Gines by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment Other Contact: Plaza de la Descalzas
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 by Carmela71
This and the rastro on Sundays are something on my memories of Madrid since I was a child! Leave a Comment
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 by Carmela71
Now is more a flea market, but I remember when I was a child to come here, and see the most incredible old things being sold here. Like in Carboot sales...
Still if you go off the main street, you can find some little streets with the old charm, but prices lol are not so good!!!
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Tipping in Spain!
Iýve seen many people coming to Spain giving exaggerated tips, even 12 Euros for a meal of 90. Thatýs too much.
In Spain We tip for the quality of service weýve received, the best service, the best tip, but there are some things you have to know.
When you are on a bar, having something to drink, if the service is good (they attend you on time, friendly and they put you a tapa for free I would just round the tip or give a euro. On a restaurant depends also on how they serve you, for a nice service maybe a euro per person is ok, for a good service a euro and a half or two is all right and a for a bad and unfriendly service if you live nothing will be the best thing to do.
If you flag down a taxi, just round the ride, but never give more than a Euro or two, as a foreigner you donýt know if they are being right or if they ripped you off so be prudent and donýt tip if you suspect the driver took you on a tour instead of driving you directly and quick. Taxi drivers are In Madrid and almost every where in this world the best thieves so Why tipping them if 90 percent of time when you travel they took your money?
Any way Do what you consider is right and a tip will always be welcome when somebody gives you a service. Leave a Comment
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 by schlumpf
I was sufferign!! hehehehehe...
This could be consider something like a custom...
But, surely, this is another way to spend the day, and another way to re-organzie the whole day...if you take a dinner at 11pm, you might find the time for have a a couple of hours of SIESTA...ehhehehehhe... Leave a Comment
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 clock by vanessadb
The regular business hours are indeed from 9h or 10h in the morning till 13h30 or 14h, and from 17h or 18h till 20h or 21h. The 3 hour break is the lunch and siesta time.
So from 2pm to 6pm approximately, you won't find an open store, except for convenience stores like El Corte Ingles. Other exceptions are construction workers, particularly road workers, who are out all day;.and tourist-oriented places, such as museums, have reduced siesta hours, closing at two and re-opening at four.
So keep this in mind when scheduling your days, especially if you have a limited amount of them.... Leave a Comment
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 Exposition at Botanical Garden by agarcia
I particularly enjoyed this year a collection of “vintage” B/W pictures of Spain in the late 50’s, hosted in the Reina Sofia museum. I totally recommend a visit!! Leave a Comment
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 Mario Vargas Llosa by agarcia
Here you could buy books with an interesting discount, enjoy the general ambience or simply admire the way in wich famous writers fatten up his/her egos by receiving the adulation of his/her public. Trust me; it’s an indispensable visit! Leave a Comment
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 Colourful Street Signs by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment Other Contact: Just walk through the streets
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 street sign in madrid. by cachaseiro
what is different in madrid is that there is always a picture of the person that the street is named after on the actual street sign.
it makes the street signs a whole lot more interesting for the rest of us and i find that it's a nice tribute to the people they named the street after. Leave a Comment
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