Hi again, I've just come back from hot 'n' sunny Madrid - what's going on here? My birthday is in July and it's always been a lovely day - must be something in this global warming!
Anyway, back to Madrid. It's a beautiful city, and if you stay central, the main attractions are within walking distance. We visited the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum & Retiro Park, and because it was so hot I had to go into loads of clothes & shoe shops - just to cool off in the air conditioning of course! We also went to see a flamenco version of Carmen - absolutely brilliant!
Eating healthily in Spain is pretty easy. Many coffee shops make freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast, and there were wonderful stalls selling all varieties of roasted nuts. Tapas is as healthy as you make it. There are many vegetable dishes available, olives, Spanish omelette & paella. I think sharing small dishes is always more fun than one large meal. A great favourite that I've not had before was spicey fried green peppers - absolutely delicious!
As it was so hot it was imporatnt to drink plenty of water, but then in the evening it was time for sangria. We found a lovely restaurant that served organic sangria, which was really good. Madrid also seemed to specialise in Mojitos, so I had to try just 1 or 2!
So if you're off to the sun soon, remember drink lots of water and if you want to eat well, you can - look for fresh food!
Happy eating!
Bev
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