July 12, 2006
Madrid
It is unusually dry in Madrid. Pull yourself from the pool and within what seems like an instant even your hair will lose all trace moisture. The weather, as it is everywhere, is out of whack. They call it African air, normal in Gibralter, but strange here. There has been unusual heat, and clouds, and wind, but today at least was nice, but oh so dry.
We are in a neighborhood where everyone has high hedges cut into geometric shapes and the trees look as if they were designed by Dr. Suess... lots of grass and sky around the houses. In the back a spectacular fruit and vegetable garden full of tomatoes and strawberries and lettuce. Our city kid son quickly shook off the plane flight and gleefully set off exploring the place... he declines to wear clothes and toddles around happily and shamelessly collecting rocks, observing ants, eating strawberries, and just being a curious little puppy of a kid.
Nothing rotten to report. Happy times. Happy times.
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07/13/06 01:09 PM
Anonymous said...
we were just there in march with our 3 boys. i don't know how you feel about candy, but if you don't scorn it, take little Raul to Carmellos Paco a few blocks off of the Plaza Mayor if only to see his eyes light up at all the shiny paper and bright colors.