Beer: Cruzcampo 5.0% (bottled)
Nice little unpretentious back street bar. No frills; plenty of tiles. Cruzcampo served from the bottle.
We've just been to an extraordinary "changing of the guard" type ceremony at the nearby Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Christ (on his cross) lying on the floor guarded by some soldiers who, after some stamping, shuffling, saluting and throwing rifles to one another, pass on the responsibility to their comrades. It's a little five minute (or less) ceremony, performed in front of an audience of a few dozen who (like us) waited about twenty minutes to see. Much of the Semana Santa has been solemn, impressive and on occasion effectively moving. This was high camp.
Back in the bar, other than tiles, the bar is decorated with several "half and half" scarves framed along with photos and tickets commemorating all the international football championships that Spain have won recently. From perennial underachievers, from a famously divided country, Spanish football have gone to multiply triumphs... all of which make England look increasingly ridiculous.
Nice little unpretentious back street bar. No frills; plenty of tiles. Cruzcampo served from the bottle.
We've just been to an extraordinary "changing of the guard" type ceremony at the nearby Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Christ (on his cross) lying on the floor guarded by some soldiers who, after some stamping, shuffling, saluting and throwing rifles to one another, pass on the responsibility to their comrades. It's a little five minute (or less) ceremony, performed in front of an audience of a few dozen who (like us) waited about twenty minutes to see. Much of the Semana Santa has been solemn, impressive and on occasion effectively moving. This was high camp.
Back in the bar, other than tiles, the bar is decorated with several "half and half" scarves framed along with photos and tickets commemorating all the international football championships that Spain have won recently. From perennial underachievers, from a famously divided country, Spanish football have gone to multiply triumphs... all of which make England look increasingly ridiculous.
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