Michelle Lambert

My Highlights

Strolling the tranquil and secluded Plaza Mayor on a Saturday evening, investigating its arched passageways and narrow, cobblestone lined streets...spending a Sunday at Retiro Park, wandering through the rose garden, boating on El Lago, and watching the churchgoers return, then making my way through the neighborhoods of Salamanca to Arguelles - with their beautiful and diverse architecture - past all the closed shops and the individually painted street signs posted on the buildings... eating a leisurely dinner at 10:30 p.m., joining the early birds at the clubs around midnight, and finishing off the "evening" with some churros con chocolate around 7 a.m....learning the beauty (and necessity!) of the afternoon siesta, when all shops close and everyone goes out to lunch o home to their families to eat and then nap...learning to appreciate the simple
pleasures of madrileno life.