Erasmus en Madrid | Ep.2

My New University // A Minha Nova Universidade As you might know, I'll be studying in Madrid for 4 months (don't know what I'm talking about? read here). My recent posts have been all about the activities that we can do in Madrid on the weekend, but today I wanted to talk about the university that I'm attending: Universidad Europea de Madrid. And why? Because I've never seen anything like it! When I first stepped in the campus,...

Tapas for Days

Today we went to yet another food market, Mercado San Ildefonso. We went by it one day, when walking along the Calle de Fuencarral, and today we wanted to go inside to check out, only to leave amazed. We got off at the Tribunal metro stop (line 10), near the Gran Vía,  and walked in. Right at the entrance, there is the famous charcuterie bocadillo that the Spaniards love so much: jamón sandwiches. Which, by the way, are the...

Sunny Afternoon Riding a Boat and Eating Éclairs

Today, after a big clean up to our apartment, we decided to go back to the El Retiro and ride a boat. As you've read before (if not, click here), we've already been to his huge garden a few days ago, but as it was a crazy weather (yeah, it fully rained on us when we were crossing to go back to the metro), we took the opportunity of having a clear sky today and thought it was time to rent the love boat. Ok, not love, fun boat!&...

Graffiti Hunting for the Perfect #OOTD Pic

After our visit to the busy El Rastro Market (see post here), we decided to walk some more and ended up at the Gran Vía. But as this Vía is so mainstream and crowded, we got into its perpendicular streets. These streets, filled with cafés, restaurants and clothing stores, are the perfect location for a quick ootd (outfit of the day) photoshoot. And why? Because in every wall near some store, there's a customized...

Spanish Flea Market | El Rastro

Like any European capital, Madrid doesn't fail to have its own flea market. The huge crowd, the bargaining and dozens of different tents all meet at La Latina, an alternative neighborhood in the old part of the city. This once-in-a-week event caught our attention when the online magazine Time Out Madrid listed it as one thing to not miss out, and we, as good tourists that we are, had to be there that Sunday afternoon.&nbs...

About Last Noche...

 Yesterday night we decided to have dinner at MERCADO DE SAN MIGUEL. I found this small, but really crowded tapas market to be the tourists and locals’ meeting point for a diversified and Spanish-origin dinner. From the infamous bocadillos de jambon (Spanish smoked ham sandwiches) to oysters, hamburguers, paella (Spanish yellow rice with meat/vegetables or seafood), baby eels, churros and cervezas, this eventful place...

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like AUTUMN

In Madrid, Autumn is all around. And in this huge garden, El Retiro, the trees filled with warm colors leaves make this space a magical one.  Our afternoon walk started at the metro station of El Retiro (red line number 2 direction to Las Rosas) till the other end in the residential district of Niño Jesus. Through sun and rain, this romantic walk was a great escape of the stress of the city. It was really a breath of fresh air and...