More Madrid (Food)

We spent our second day exploring the Prado and purusing the August sales.  The last day, we enjoyed a market tour in Cervantes' neighborhood

We started in the oldest "general store" in the neighborhood where we sampled honeys, olive oil, and pestoles.

A guy after my own heart - ice cream at 10:00 in the morning.

We watched people make churros.

Then visited several stalls in the main market,

including one which sells the "other" animal parts.

His wife made us lunch

and one last vermouth.

Madrid with Jennifer

I am still catching up from our summer adventures.  Time suddenly switched from an I-95 pace to the Autobahn.

Jennifer spent July taking the kids to the "dinosaur" museum, to Gruneberger Park, and to the couch for reading time.  We escaped one weekend to Madrid for art, shopping, and food tours.

We left the plane and went straight to El Museo de arte Thyssen-Bornemisza, an amazing space which coupled art and Spanish history.  In the evening, we participated in a 5 hour History and Tapas Tour where we learned about Vermouth on tap, the Spanish revolution, and the art of bar hopping.

Back to School

I could not let August end without just one more post.  (Admittedly, my motivation to write dropped this month, but Grandma, I want you to see the latest pictures of the kids and eventually I will wrote about Italy.)

Emily started second grade and Owen first two weeks ago.  The school buses, along with the 50 degree weather, makes me feel like fall arrived.  Dave and I both watched anxiously as little Owen climbed onto the Mercedes bus.  We told Emily she had to sit with him, but I heard her negotiating the night before, "Owen, you can sit with your friend Ash, you will be fine, really."

We also celebrated a summer of reading with ice cream and friends