One of our happy discoveries during our FEBRUARY 2023 TRIP TO MADRID was a 3-minute walk from the MIL's flat. A restaurant called EL ROBLE. We came at about 1pm & we were only the 2nd table. The . . .
MADRID TO DO: Museo del Prado
For this trip, we chose to only go to one museum and it's the Museo Nacional del Prado because our son has been to many natural history museums but we wanted him to also get exposed to art. The . . .
Watching REAL MADRID play at Bernabeu
One of the biggest thing on our itinerary for this trip was watching a REAL MADRID GAME LIVE AT BERNABEU. TD & I have always wanted to watch them play live and we want DiploBaby to have this . . .
MADRID BITES: Chirusa Experimental
After walking around, we were getting hungry for merienda (mid afternoon snack) & DiploBaby was asking if we can have CHURROS. TD did a little googling & found this place to enjoy churros in a . . .
MADRID BITES: Casa Mortero
On our last day in Madrid, during our April 2022 trip we had lunch at a chic restaurant with many distinctions callef Casa Mortero. The main reason TD chose it is that it was in the Michelin Guide . . .
MADRID BITES: La Maruca
One of TD's tricks to eating well while still staying within budget is eating in Michellin Guide-listed restaurants or Bib Gourmand restaurants. They are very good but definitely much more affordable . . .
MADRID BITES: Bar Pulpo
As seafood lovers, we are deprived of good fresh seafood living where we do in Switzerland. Filet du Perch just doesn't do it for us coz most of the time, it's not fresh enough or crispy enough for . . .
MADRID BITES: MasQmenos
Guys normally, I would never recommend to eat at a touristy spot, but we were so tired & hungry from all the walking and this was the nearest restaurant to our next store, MUJI. We also needed a . . .
MADRID BITES: Orale Burrito
One of my happy discoveries in Madrid is ORALE BURRITO. TD & I love Mexican food & there aren't great options here in Geneva & the surrounding areas. In Manila, we always went to LAGRIMA . . .
MADRID GOOD TO KNOW: Tax Free Shopping
Tax free shopping is different in each of the stores we went to. The most important thing is to BRING YOUR PASSPORT WHENEVER YOU SHOP. Here are some that I noted: EL CORTE . . .
