The entrance to the plaza del torros

there was a London market going on inside, sponsored by Beefeater gin. Apparantly there were stalls from Camden and Covent Garden, men dressed as beefeaters and fish and chips. We were going to go in but the queue was over an hour long. And we are going to be in London next week so the novelty isn't that great!!

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June 23rd 2008
Kate Obviously it's now September and we left Madrid a good few months ago, but due to a combination of lack of the internet at home, being busy teaching and general laziness, we didn't update it. Many apologies, better late than never as you say... The last couple of weeks were spent doing two main things: winding down at work and making the most of our last days in Spain. At my ... read more

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