"Verbena Days" Top 5 Page for this destination Madrid Travelogue by agarcia
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Madrid, mid August. One half of the city's population is on vacation, fighting for the last portion of decent beach in Torremolinos. The other half enjoys a metropolis which has suddenly become a small village, where you can drive (and park!) everywhere, traffic jams are a fairytale and the street becomes a Verbena. A pessimist will say that Madrid is half empty during August. For me, it is definitely half full.
No decent verbena could be arranged without the presence of the chulapos and the chulapas, that is, people wearing Madrid's typical dress. By the way, the word chulapo comes from chulo, which literally means cocky or cheeky. We, Madrilians, must cope with the reputation of being an arrogant bunch. And arrogant we are, indeed... it's just that we don't like to be reminded about it, ok? ;-)
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And where did you take your photo in Madrid? A theatre?
thanks for the tips and the great pictures
Great page
You really true Alfredo, Madrid is the maximun expression of the paradise, a mistic experience, I love that city more than any other. THX TO SHARE I REMEMBER MY DAYS IN.
nice pages on Madrid. thanks for sharing
Hello Alfredo. I love your writing style & immensely enjoyed your tips & photos! This has reconfirmed that I absolutely MUST visit Madrid sometime soon! (Oh, and I also love Unagi...) Greetings from Dubai :-) Jess
What a great page of your home nice city!! Amazing pics! Greetingz:)
Hola Alfredo. Me gustan tus paginas, especialmente fotos. You love Madrid, it can be seen from your page. Saludos desde Estambul.
I was in Madrid 2 weeks ago. I had a great time as usual... Once again, It is very nice to read your well written page about Madrid. Great pictures, too!I got some notes for my next trip. Greetings from Gran Canaria:))
Hi, plan to visit madrid, first week of may. Any tips on what to do or not do, where to stay etc. Tks, Cheers! P
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