I'm a Sr. Digital Product Manager for Plume Design; a Social Media fanatic; Encaustic Artist; HTML and CSS expert; owned by a Norwegian Lundehund. I love traveling around the world and experiencing the culture through food.
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Made these Madeleines twice now. Great recipe but the timing in the oven wrong. Bake only 10 minutes. Also, the batter is improved with a pinch of baking powder per the suggestions of the reviews.
I started my morning by going to a lovely little breakfast across the way from where I was staying in Madrid. I had a cafe and a creme croissant. I think it was some of some of the best coffee I've had in a long time. I caught a taxi and met the bus and the rest of the people I would be spending the next 8 days with. The4 1/2 drive to Cazorla was uneventful and went quite quickly. We arrived in Cazorla and it was truly more than I expected. It looks like a postcard. The room by European standards are quite lush. I have a private entry, toilet, sitting area, balcony, and bedroom. Of course, during the high season, these accommodation would be shared. The food is generous and quite good. Traditional to my experiences in Europe in general, is it simple and wholesome. After dinner we are expected to social for 2-3 hours. I of course order vodka and soda and then listen to my cohorts talk about the day, their jobs, families, and general joking as done in any bar throughout the world I h
I leave Wed morning to start my adventure in Spain. I am super excited, picked my clothes for the 13 days I'll be gone. I will leave Seattle around 8:30 in the morning to head to Philadelphia for a 3 hour layover. Then on to Madrid where I'll arrive around 10:30 a.m. Upon arrival I'll be meeting a co-volunteer Naomi who is flying in from Florida. We have a full schedule starting with dinner at 2 p.m. at Casa Patas followed by a Flamenco show at 4:00 p.m. Then it will be out to enjoy the night life with my new friends!
Yesterday was excursion day into the town. Generally a guided tour would be very interesting and a great opportunity to learn about the area. But, the evening before was "The Party" where we were expected to socialize with each other until 3am which by Spanish standards wasn't that late. This also wouldn't have been too bad if we were allowed to sleep in but we are expected to be at breakfast at 9 am and the excursion started at 10am. I managed to get to bed about 3am but many of my new friends didn't get to bed until 5 am! Hangover, exhaustion, was common for the day. Fortunately, every day we have siesta, and yes, I too took a nap. There are new photos on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=166296&id=790363272&l=c698aa27f6
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