There is a very good reason why this blog has ground to a halt. We've spent so much time eating and drinking in Madrid that there just isn't time to write.

We go to el minniBar most nights and yesterday for lunch went to Platea. A picture theatre that used to have three seating levels has been converted into:

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Tonight is our last in Madrid, so Ches has decided we will go to el minniBar for a drink and tostada at 8.00 (when they open) and then on to Platea at 9.00 for the 9.30 Blues performance and more taps/raciones

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It will involve our first use of the Metro as we travel from one side of the old city to the other. If we aren't heard from again, we either got lost or we are still working our way through the menus of every stand in the complex. Please check out the websites and not the number of Michelin stars under the one roof.


I almost forgot. We took a break last night and went on a guided "tapas tour" that lasted from 7.30 to 11.30. Tapas and drinks - vermouth del griffo (on tap), rasin wines, sherries, red wines lotsa drinks.