Madrid

Eating

Comer vegetariano

Ask for "la cocina vegetariana."

Common vegetarian dishes

Patatas bravas or papas bravas

Fried potatoes with chili-garlic sauce

Restaurantes

Many have warned against the cheaper indian restaurants along Lavapies.

El Granero de Lavapiés

Argumosa, 10. 28012 Madrid. 91 467 76 11. Lunes-Domingo 13-16, Viernes y Sábados 20:30-23. Metro stop Lavapiés. http://www.turestaurantevegetarianoenmadrid.com

Indian Aroma

Calle de Ventura de la Vega, 6 (Cortes, just east of Sol). 28014 Madrid. 913 692 333. Very well reviewed. 13-16, 20-23 (to midnight on Friday and Saturday).

Yerbabuena

Calle de los Bordadores, 3, 28013 Madrid, 915 480 811. 1:30 pm - 4 pm, 8 pm - 12 am. Mixed reviews. http://www.yerbabuena.ws

Artemisa

Calle de las Tres Cruces, 4. 28013 Madrid. 915 218 721. A few blocks north of Puerta del Sol. 13:30-16:00, 21:00-00:00. Very well reviewed. http://www.restauranteartemisa.com

Tierra

Calle de Guzmán 'El Bueno', 52. 28015 Madrid. 918 709 920. In the Chamberi area, north of downtown. Mexican food. Expect to hear american english. They can put Vegetariano/Soja as the meat in dishes. Perhaps nothing amazing. Mon-Thu 9 am - 12:30 am; Fri 9 am - 1:30 am; Sat 12 pm - 1:30 am; Sun 12 pm - 12:30 am http://www.tierraburritos.com

Sites and sights

Iglesias

Primera Iglesia de Cristo, Científico, Madrid

Directions

Pinilla del Valle 5 (Enter by Horcajuelo, 7). Madrid 28002. (Metro Av. América)

Times

Sunday, 11:00 AM, Sunday School, 11:00 AM. Wednesday, 8:00 PM. Reading Room Monday: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Wednesday: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Galerias

Consorcio de Galerias Españolas de Arte Contemporáneo

http://www.consorciodegalerias.es

Other sights

Caixa Forum

Cultural activity centers in Madrid and Barcelona. The Forum in Madrid features an old building floating on a new structure. Also see their iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/icaixaforum/id384068790?mt=8

Day trips

Avila

Seems kind of like Utrecht. Llemas (pastry).

Salamanca

The university town. Sandstone, very mellow.

Segovia. Aqueduct without mortar. Narrow pedestrian street. Nicely scaled Plaza Mayor.

Toledo

Visit Toledo by foot. Take escalators. Moorish architecture for all three abrahamics. Marzipan gifts. El greco. Entire town protected from development.

Overnight trips

Sevilla, Andalucia

Check the Santa Cruz neighborhood. Super-sized cathedral.

Barcelona

Tucco Real Food, on Carrer de Codols, is an excellent stop for eats.

Andorra

El Dinero

Euros

Check the exchange rate to Euros: http://www.google.com/finance?q=CURRENCY:EURUSD

Transportation

Metro

The metro is the fast network under Madrid. It runs from 6:00 AM to 1:30 AM.

http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html

Special trips

• It takes 45 minutes to get from the Airport to Sol, by two transfers, from line 8 to line 10 to line 3.
• It takes 12 minutes to got from Sol to Legazpi via line 3.

Tickets

A single trip ticket costs 1.50 to 3.00 € depending on zone, whereas a 10-trip ticket costs 12.00 to 18.30 €. The more expensive tickets are only needed for trips beyond zone A.

See Also

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