A Taste of the Town
July 31st 2010 I thought it had rained when I stepped out the Hotel Emperador’s front door onto the Gran Via this morning around 8.
Turns out it wasn’t a downpour that had cleansed Madrid’s primary shopping thoroughfare, it was a crew of men wearing black rubber boots and reflective green vests. Walking alongside a large tanker truck carrying a high-powered fire hose they were systematically removing refu
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