Thanks for the info Murdy. Will send you an email and post a link here (if allowable by MM?) to let you know. I reviewed them. I am a tough critic on myself and I honestly did get some interesting photos.
Well I went out with the Chairman, got wasted and they had to take me back to my hotel.
Two straight days of drinks is something I cannot handle.
The next day I was up six in the morning, not much of an hangover and decided to visit Segovia. The Roman Aqueduct is amazing. I guess the best Roman ruins you can see are outside of Italy. I skipped dinner in Segovia, since another of my goals was to see Goya´s frescoes at Chapel San Antonio de la Florida. I missed the chance to see them on my first visit to Madrid and was determine to see them on the second trip. The bus station for Segovia in Madrid is close by to the church. For me skipping dinner in Segovia to see the frescoes was worth it.
Since it was my last night in Madrid, I call the Connie and the Chairman for some last drinks in Madrid. The Chairman made promise to me that he will so me something. So it seems next year I have to come back to Madrid to keep him to his word.
We visited a few bull bars and I ask for something not as noisy as the bars we were visiting. They took me to a wine bar and a very good one. La Cruzada located on Amnistia 8, a block away from Teatro Real.
The wine was fantastic, but the tapas we were served were... Well let me put it this way there are tapas at bars and tapas at La Cruzada are in a class all by themselves. I wish I found out about this place on my first night in Madrid, because I would have visited every night. If you are into wines, care what you drink, looking for good food that goes with the wine, give this place a try and you will not be sorry.
The last two days I been in Santiago de Compostela taking a vacation, a real vacation. The weather is strange. In the morning it is cold, that you need a wear a jacket. But late afternoon it is hot, too hot for wearing a jacket. The last two nights I have not needed to wear my jacket and I get back to my hotel around 11:00 at night.
My first day in Compostela, I had lunch at Cafe Manolo. For six euros I had a two course meal which was a big salad, follow by steak with fries, bottle water, bread and two glasses of wine. For six euros this food was good for the cheap price I paid. I still cannot believe it cost me six euros.
I also found in Compostela, Cafe Casino and I have been visiting everyday. It is one of those old time cafe, that have lounge chairs that you would find in peoples living rooms. The cafe is lay back and I find it is a great place to relax, drink, eat, read, talk or think to one self. I love these types of cafes.
Today is Thursday night as I write this and I had another unexpected photo op. Twice already the gods must be smiling at me.
This one was interesting how I found about it. Yesterday I had to get my laundry done and the tourist office gave me a map and direction for some places. When I got there they were all close so I try again this morning to get my laundry done. At the laundromat the women attendant said my cloths would by ready in over an hour. I told her I would come after four since I want to spend my time see more of Composelta.
I went back at five in the afternoon to pick up my laundry. On my way there, I notice on one of the streets some people were building a stage and I saw a poster nearby. I cannot read any Spanish, but I can connect the dots. The poster had a outline of a woman´s figure, the poster mention a time of 21:00 tonight and the stage they are building was a model runway stage. I know its another photo ops so I went back to the locate before nine.
Now the stage has stage lighting, reserved seating and it is crowded. I pull out my camera, walk pass everyone and park my feet right next to the stage were the models come out. No one says anything to me, even the pros look over me and my photo gear. I do not care I am on vacation to have fun and shooting models is fun!
Sure enough it was a fashion show. They had female, male and children, modeling cloths. All the female models were attractive and I took photos of all of models. I would have to say the female models were hot. I guess you can say they same thing about the male model but I NO EXPERT in the field!
If anyone can give me some details about tonights Fashion Show in Compostela I like to know some more and does Compostela have many fashion shows?
One day for Barcelona and back to work.
Bill