May 16, 2008
I have found many, many more things to do on my Spain list. I have added “bike tour through the country side” and “take a trip to Toledo”. Joe and I just went grocery shopping (again). The largest quantity of liquid you can buy here is 1 quart and since I love me some OJ and milk, I will be constantly running to the store (however, veggies/fruits are sold in bulk). It is hard to find sour cream in Spain (more of a Mexican thing), but it is easy to find ice cream. They love it here! There are two Ben and Jerry’s within 4 blocks of my apartment. And it’s not cheap. Don’t be fooled by the euro coins. This may seem like pocket change – but when you convert it to US dollars, it’s $3.12. All in one coin! See how easy it is for me to blow my money on little things?
So I’m determined to go to Toledo tomorrow. I can’t wait to see some elevation, something besides buildings in the distance! Of course this requires me to wake up at
8 a.m. on a Saturday morning… I’m going to see Madrid’s fireworks tonight. I’ll take photos. Oh, and yes, I’ve been avoiding to publish those bullfight photos : ( but I’ll get around to it soon. Buenas tardes.
This is how we do dinner:
1 comment:
Monitor your change.
US citizens aren't used to values that exceed $1 on their coins, yet people of other countries have trouble going just 1 without using any coins (unlike we Americans, who just pay with paper bills and plop all the change into our dashboards). In Japan they use 500 yen coins regularly, and when I was there I had to get used to paying with change everyday.
A coin purse with an ID holder might be a useful souvenir.
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