After allowing Jean a sleep in, we delivered breakfast in bed along with the traditional singing of Happy Birthday, presents and cards, one of which we were told said Happy Birthday in Spanish!
We spent the morning walking the Latin Quarter, visiting Madrid´s weekend market and several churches and a beautiful garden. We had to sneak into San Francisco (church not city) between weddings.
The closest we came to birthday cake was some yummy Spanish pastries along with our morning coffee that we had in the early afternoon.
Later we had a private luncheon in our suite sampling the fine foods of the Madrid region. The cheese, ham, vine ripened and strawberries were amongst the best we have sampled.
We spent the afternoon at the art museum and returned in time to dress for the ballet. In Spain, you do a show and dinner not dinner and a show! Dinner is never taken before 10 pm.
The performance by the Ballet Espanol featured flamenco dancing and classical Spanish numbers. We all enjoyed it.
We are about to return to our room... sorry suite! to continue the celebration before we go out to dinner. Unfortunately when we return we have to pack as we depart for Salamanca tomorrow.
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Happy Birthday Jeannie! Love from all of us here in rainy Sydney.
I'd also like to say that Spain sounds a bit like Conjola... We rarely eat there before 10pm and sometimes I'm sure I've seen a bit of a show before dinner. Not flamenco dancing but equally flamboyant...
It all sounds brilliant - glad you are enjoying it all so much.
Happy birthday to Jeanie!
Happy birthday Jeanie from rainy Newcastle.
mmmmm Jamon mmmmm. I think I'll go and eat my boring old ham cheese and tomato sarnie now.
jean said thanks for the birthday wishes.
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