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Tapas at Mercado San Miguel

Visiting Madrid again. Many years have passed since I was here the last time and it is nice to be back. Apart from long but interesting meetings in the office we managed to participate in the madrileño nightlife, well, the nightlife up til 23:00 at least...

The best eating place me and my colleague came across this visit must be the old market at San Miguel Plaza. It is not a tourist trap despite being situated so close to Plaza Mayor (it is across the street, on the west side of Plaza Mayor!). Sure enough, many tourists find their way in here, like we did for example, but it is an authentic market place where the locals buy their groceries during day and come for tapas at night.

I believe it is one of the oldest markets in Madrid. It is a bit posh and not the cheapest but the vendors go for superior quality and sell the best of cheeses, sausages, olives, ham, seafood etc. Everywhere you go you can sample the goods. One place sells pickled olives that you have with vermouth, actually the salty olives mix very well with the bitter-sweet vermouth. Best was the ibérico ham I tried however, kind of pricy though to charge 95 Euro per kilo! I can't help but wonder, what does the 180 Euro-per-kilo ham taste like?

Some rioja wine, Vermút Madrid, chorizo and jamón ibérico... Very nice!

Link to Mercado San Miguel (in Spanish)

Winter is over us in Stockholm

Snowstorm outside the office...

Un paquete envuelto

El 2 de Octubre tiramos el mastil del barco pero duró hasta el 25 de Octubre para los empleados del puerto Tufa Marin tirar a Chupacabra del agua. Holgazanes!

Pues, ayer cubrí el barco para cuidarlo contra las tempestades del otoño y la nieve del invierno.

No sé porque pero no había nada de algas sobre la quilla, mejor así, menos trabajo de limpieza para mi :-)

Tal ves es el agua de Mälaren que contiene tan poco oxígeno que la vegetación no consigue crecer bien? O tal vez la pintura de la quilla es tan tóxica que mata todo en su alredeor?! Qué sé yo... Creo que voy pintarla el año que viene, hay que usar pintura que no dana el medio ambiente.

Fuera del agua

Nada de algas

Preparado para las tormentas y la nieve!

Födelsedagskalas # 54

Bonuspappa Göran fyllde 54 år och det firade vi hemma hos oss med Lammhults isterband, stuvad potatis, inlagda rödbetor och stark senap, kall öl och kaffe med tårta!

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