Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 114

(N) We overnighted in Madrid before our onward connection to Lima tomorrow at 12h30. The hotel was only a few mins walk from Plaza Santa Ana, which sounded great in an article I had read recently. Even though we just dropped the bags at the hotel, it was still midnight before we got to the Plaza. We were amazed at the large amount of people still and drinking at that time! Great nosh of tortilla espanola, potato salad (already indulging my carbo cravings!) and tomatoes, in a typical Spanish tapas bar: big counter, small wooden tables with well-worn marble tops, and paper serviettes strewn all over the floor. Having washed down the above with local lager, we called in at a couple more similar places before heading back.... read more

MONDAY: Our first visit today was to Interes, Spain's government organization responsible for attracting FDI. The presentation was good in terms of presenting Spain's advantages and key attraction factors for corporations. They also presented a few case studies of companies they had worked with, which did a good job of showing us what kind of services they offer and how they interact with companies. Our next stop was Telefonica, a Spanish telecommunications company. The part of this company that stood out for me was their ability to develop solutions for the "bottom of the pyramid" consumer segment. For example, in Latin America, where many consumers cannot afford individual home or mobile phones, Telefonica has installed local community centers with telephones and internet. They have also developed websites for their services targeted specifically to the elderly and ... read more

Bullfight Photos Europe » Spain » Madrid » Madrid By Amanda MApril 17th 2007Enjoy!! Once I get home, I am going to try to record video onto a DVD from the bigger screen on the TV to see if I can get better visibility. If it works, I will try to post those later.... read more

Madrid Photos Europe » Spain » Madrid » Madrid By Amanda MApril 15th 2007Got to go sight-seeing last night and today, so here are some photos. Hope to get more up later.... read more

Ever since Liz made the first Guest appearance in India i have been wondering on a regular basis how likely it was that i could get into this blog. By the time Anne-Marie showed up in Argentina i was running out of ideas and Catherine and Patrick were running out of countries. Luckily their flight was changed meaning a stopover in Madrid was a likely possibility and seeing as it was a lot more affordable to get to Madrid from Granada than to Brazil i thought to myself BINGO... So on the 11th of April i arranged to meet our two favourite world travellers in Madrid Bus Station on their definitely last stop before home. As the arranged time approached everyone in the bus station started to take on Cat or Pat appearances (bald patricks, ... read more