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Madrid

I went this week-end to Madrid. I left Friday morning with the train because I like to travel this way. It is cheaper, please book with www.renfe.com , than to fly (Barcelona-Madrid is one of the busiest line in the world) and it takes almost the same time if you add all fares. With the train from city center to city center it takes 4 hours … well should have taken 4 hours : it can happen to everyone and with every transport. The train after 10 mn drive just stopped. Because it was in a middle of a tunnel we just had to wait for another train (actually the next one) to push it and go to the next station.It took 2,5 hours. So instead of arriving at Atocha at 12.00, I was there at 14.30.
During the journey one thing was to notice : after Lleida, the desert starts : no more green, no more water. You only see the desert starting.
But the positive point is that I was right on time for lunch time.
One thing you notice straight away once you are in the city end of July : the heat. I forgot how 40ºC and more can be in a city. You immediately look for the shade and manage to walk the closest to the wall you can.
Anyway the hotel booked is very recommendable : central, not expensive, service quality, room more than nice and comfortable : Petit Palace Londres www.hthoteles.com . Very good surprise. Then from Porta del Sol I had lunch at Plaça Santa Anna outside (with the shade) in a restaurant called La Moderna. From there I went to the renewed area called Chueca (nobody wanted to leave there until gays, hotels and fashion places invest the place) . Have a look at www.room-matehotels.com, not opened yet but as far as I saw, very promising.
A quick step forward is the shopping place at Calle Serrano but I wanted to keep it for the next day. I was planned to have aperitif with friends at the bar Lateral, calle Fuen Carrel also in Chueca. Only the time to go back to the hotel, put fresh clothes and we all had dinner at la Viuda Blanca www.laviudablanca.com : all ok from the air conditioned to the wine and food. Maybe a bit expensive (all included about 40€) but near all "places to be" to start the night. After dinner we had the first drink at Café Larios www.larioscafe.com when it started to be busy. It’s a restaurant, then a bar with live concert (jazz or Cuban) and you can carry on ground floor with the disco, mostly 80’s to warm up. More fashion was la Reina Bruja, mentioned by GQ and it is completely the style. Fashion, design, nice place, maybe a bit young but it was still early www.reinabruja.com . Almost the same with Cool (Web site not available but should be www.lecool.com/madrid ) . We went to the party called Stardust for which you can have a look at www.myspace.com/stardustclub . Much more interesting was Wind, Montera, 25 (entrada por Plaza del Carmen, metro Sol). Because it is very busy, noisy, smoky (Madrid is much more relax with cigarette than Barcelona), a lot of people meet in the toilets. Very instructive, sometimes ….
Well it was getting early so we all decided it was time to rest.
On Saturday nothing original for breakfast as I need the English one to start. After 3 liters of water, I could manage shopping at Serrano. In this area are all the brands you look for and many more you don’t even know yet … but soon.
A bit of culture with Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, building made by Jean Nouvel. I was surprised it looks like the Musée des Arts Premiers of Paris from outside but bigger. It is built in an ancient hospital and there you can see the Picasso’s Guernica. Amazing place and very nice temporary exhibition about the eye’s perception. Feel free to go on week-ends, it’s free on Sundays www.museoreinasofia.es
Time for la siesta and dinner was scheduled at 23.30 in the old town at Naïa. It is a bit difficult to find but it’s worth the effort. www.naiarestaurante.com . Of course it is warm, of course it is noisy, of course there is no air conditioned so try to be patient to get your table outside. Because it was already late and we didn’t really recover from the day before we were not in the mood to carry on, which is a shame because there was other places to discover like Indepen-dance www.myspace.com/independancemadrid highly recommended but not before 3.00 and for fans of indie music.
But I keep it for another time. Frankly said, on Sunday I only managed to take the train back.

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it's not only the weather's fault

no no no,

it is true. we hear all over the world that the climate these years is responsible for everything. Look at the winter we had. I expected a little snow to ski ... nada. The resort had to use the snow guns. Look at the summer we have. I went to the beach for the first time 2 weeks ago when I remember to start mid-may few years ago...

But sometimes when you look at the news I still wondering why Le tour de France (worldwide famous bicycle thing, well at least it changes from football in the sport pages) takes so much space when some other things are really happening. When I started to work at Worldwide Company, it was like a laboratory. The department was new, we had to test and improve everything, we were a multi-tasks multi-languages team. I don't say it was fun (but it was ...) but we had the feeling to be interested with the tasks. Because it is a 24 hours department, I remember while working at night I didn't have the time to finish all work requested. But following the years it changed, slowly but surely. Not so many people noticed because the department grew and grew. Now it's a big place with tenth of people coming from different places in the world and it is very rich in its basic relationships. But the work is gone, meaning we only act like machines, we answer the phone and know already the answer, we have no surprises anymore, the trainees look at us as we are some genious when 3 months later they already want to leave (and I don't blame them). I believed as well. Now I don't anymore. Even worse, I'm bored. I always dreamt of a job I could keep interest with. Not a job with responsabilities and money (it's another story to come) but one you enjoy going sometimes with its issues and where you're happy to share your knowledge. First, frankly said I never met anyone interested enough to get involved. It's something I learned. The leisure society makes it that you only come to work to have free time and to enjoy it. We frequently check the flights on internet. Second the work is gone far East. When here it was valuable few years ago to speak foreign languages, it is not requested anymore. Why ? because our new neighbours started to learn as well and now they can speak other languages that theirs or english. The job is going there. A proof ? I have more than one. I used to work with people in other worldwide companies. They anounced me one day that their department is closed because moved to East Europe or Asia. They have the choice. Having the possibility to move as well (temporary contract of course, dn't ask what you do with the family and all of this re-organization) or to be fired. I've been contacted as well for a one year contract based in Delhi to start in a new department with new employees. Once the local new ones will be trained, I have to pack my bags and go ... where ? home ? I would have no home anymore. Leaving for India in my case is not something you do for fun. And it's not even for the money (it is specified in the add !). During industrial times machines started to "replace" human : it was faster, cheaper, and in the case of french citizens, machine doesn't go on strike. Now it seems for the same reasons that sooner or later my company will close because it will move anywhere. It already started. 2 departments have been closed already. Do you feel the wind changing ? A storm is coming ...

you're amazing

Interesting how internet made its revolution in the world.
You are connected to this blog, most likely by chance.
Looking at the map, I'm amazed.
A few words from you and from where you are would be much aprreciated.
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Last time I went to Berlin a friend was launching a party on Friday evening at the cinema Babylon (rencontres internationales) http://www.babylonberlin.de/ and I was invited. So I went. That’s the good part with the low cost airlines companies. Once you know you can fly, you never stop ! It’s easy, look at the best rate : I always have a look at http://www.rumbo.es/viajes/vuelos/home.do . The city is still in its move to change. After the fall of the wall, DDR (east germany) was absolutely the devil and not in fashion. Now it seems that there is a revival and everybody is talking about the ancient times on the other side when people had to care of nothing because the state was there. So because no place at friends was free I decided to try the new place to be : http://www.ostel.eu/ostel_zimmer_eng.htm OK, don’t arrive there a Friday evening after work at down when it’s raining. You’ll have only one idea : turning back. That’s what the city makes the first time. I agree, the ostel is in one of the part of the city where it is not written welcome. But at least you have the real city from the first step. And it is as well next door to the other place to be : Berghain : I go everytime I’m in town. Can’t have enough : http://www.berghain.de/ But have the strength to carry on. You won’t be disappointed specially by the service quality you will receive in a city where it’s not the main point. And it has been confirmed by one of my friend that everything you’ll find in the ostel he knows by heart because it’s part of his (previous) life. But people have nostalgia from this time now. The rest of the house is really nice. Very clean, completely renovated, cheap as well : you have the choice to share the room, have your own one or to share an apartment with friends. After the Babylon where we arrived very late we had a drink in a bar nearby and we had tickets to try the other place to be Bangaluu : www.bangaluu.com . Frankly said very disappointed. The doorman said that we could not enter because it was too late (haloooooooo !!!! we bought the tickets already !) . When we asked where it is written on the booking confirmation he let us in (surprised ? I was ready to play my asshole on this one). Once inside, forget. Very standard, music ok, drinks very expensive, very boring atmosphere. Well, after a bit of provocation which is fun, we left. At this same place there are gay parties Thé dansant Laloca on Sunday afternoons from 18.00 I heard it’s worth going. But I’m not the Sunday type, specially at this very hour when I hardly had my “morning” coffee

listen to "precious box"

precious box

In my house there's a circle, where the life comes in

From the stars to my home, down through the stone,

I could have been so alone,

Without my precious box

Have I a family? I guess not

I've never seen a lot of beauty

In my life.

Well in your house there are servants, and the lights all dim

Such a beautiful home, your agent's on the phone, they never

leave you alone

The party never stops!

You say that's fantasy, I say "So what, I need a little beauty..."So let me in,

You know you've kind of got under my skin

You know we never see a lot of the action round here

My dear

You may want to strip again

And you look so fine in your Gucci suit

And you're making more money than your daddy

could have imagined

But people can go out of fashion, honey, yeah, any time

So take that picture, stop acting so dumb

Don't you know that the moment will come

I will find someone like you

But with something extra, I'm sorry baby

I don't know why

I don't know why that is

The systematic breakdown of my community

You know I hate my job, I try to save but God

There's just never enough

Switch on, the pressure - stops

You know the one for me, she's on Fox

And she's a little beauty...Give me your life, give me your life, I want it

Because lately, it's so freezing out here

(This side of the glass, life keeps kicking my ass)

In so many ways, but you make it good

Made me the kind of happy that my baby never could

(This side of the glass...)

So take that picture, stop acting so dumb

Don't you know that the moment will come

I will find someone like you

But with something extra, I'm so sorry baby

I don't know whyI don't know why that is

Precious keeps me company

Keeps me from being alone

Because no-one comes in the morning

No-one comes in the evening time

I'd sit and wait for the phone to ring

I could be waiting my whole damn life

So sick of the same old faces

In this street, where nobody talks to me

And the funny side of the situation is

I don't care, I'll always be there

When you come down from the sky

And make yourself at home

In my house

Because these days it's the money the money

The money, honey, or your life

I said don't you know you can't have both

Stop acting so dumb

The moment will come

I will find someone like you

Something extra, (always happens baby to me) sorry baby

I don't know why (something)

Said I don't know why that is

You may want to strip again

You may want to let me in

You may want to sacrifice

More than you think is fair or right

You may want to think again

You may want to watch your friends

You may want to change your mind

You may wish you could turn back time.

Dolly Parton 9 to 5

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