Friday, December 2, 2011

"7 days of Madrid" - Day 1


My husband was invited to Madrid to speak and present and he kindly brought me and our little daughter Siena Blue along.

We arrived to our Hotel, Hesperia Madrid, around 5 pm on Sunday 11-27. Hesperia Madrid is one of the city’s leading contemporary luxury hotels with 3 great restaurants (Hikari Sushi Bar, La Manzana and Santceloni, which has 2 Michellin stars.

We were quite tired from the long flight but decided to take a taxi to central area and do an improvised stroll in the city. Christmas lights were stunning against the historic buildings. We had prepared a whole list of restaurants we wanted to try, but decided to play by ear the first night. We stumbled upon "Kitchen Stories" right next to the Plaza Mayor. Not your traditional Spanish food at all, but I liked the interiors, I was very hungry and the sign by the entrance "Hemingway Never Ate Here" made me laugh out loud. Afterall, we have 6 days for Tapas and Paella, so why not.

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Plaza Major



Kitchen Stories
C/ Cuchilleros, 3
28005 Madrid


Hotel Hesperia Madrid
Paseo de la Castellana, 57. 28046 Madrid (Spain)

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