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Here is the itinerary,

Paseo de Coches del Retiro, calle Alcalá, Plaza de Cibeles, Puerta del Sol, calle Ciudad Rodrigo and Plaza Mayor. Show at the Plaza Mayor before the arrival of the 3 Reyes Magos (3 wise men?).

Regards,

Antonio

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[This message has been edited by Antonio (edited 12-09-2000).]

Re: something to bring for your girlfriend's father. My host in Madrid likes cheese, so I took him some Extra Sharp Cheddar. He was delighted! He knew the Cheddar-type cheeses from their English origins. I surprised him by asking for the mustard: He brought me the mustard with a puzzled look on his face and watched as I put mustard on my cheese. He tried it with mustard and said that they went well together. Unfortunately we didn't have any Coleman's English mustard.
P.S.
The mustard didn't go that well with the Manchego cheese that we had later.

Antonio, thanks for the itinerary. I am looking forward to seeing this even though I am not exactly a child!! I have never been in Madrid for Reyes!

I'm leaving for Madrid tonight and will get there Tues. morning. Will send a report if I come across anything that's interesting and that hasn't already been covered on this board. ¡Feliz Navidad!

¡Estoy en Madrid! I just had a brief tour of Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor (which I think looks much better without those ¨puestos¨ in the middle...it looks like they transplanted a part of the boardwalk from Seaside Heights, NJ [not that I´m knocking NJ...I´m from there] to this otherwise magnificent locale), Plaza de España, Gran Vía, etc. I also had "el aperitivo" and I am enjoying the freedom of smoking anywhere. Everybody´s getting ready for Christmas