A Cross-Cultural Day

Today we took a one hour train ride out of the center of Madrid to a quiet suburban area northwest of the city. We met up with my husband's co-worker, and enjoyed a traditional two hour Spanish lunch.




We enjoyed all sorts of interesting foods, including Squid in Ink sauce (which my husband says was fabulous)... Steak, Spanish Tortillas (in Spain Tortillas are omlettes made with sliced potato throughout) homemade Croquettes and various other specialties. I felt like I had gained several pounds just after eating this one meal!


Sarah and Thomas enjoyed playing with the twin, 10 year old, boys (one whose name is Thomas), son's of the co-worker and her husband, who so graciously entertained us for the day.


They played soccer and board games with Sarah and our little Thomas enjoyed playing with the many cars the boys had stored away. They also gave us lots of advice on restaurants and museums. It was interesting for us to get a sense of what the "average" Spanish family lives like. They had a very nice home... a large back yard with a swimming pool and a beautiful view of the mountains. Very Mediterranean.


We arrived home late, with many loaned items to use while we are here for the month... one of which Thomas will enjoy much as we play at the park tomorrow!