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This travel blog is created by me, Lars Aldman, a Swedish journalist and traveller, always in the company of my wonderful wife V. who is also a journalist and a fantastic photographer.

I worked for many years for the Swedish National Radio and Television, as a reporter/producer/studio host and a bunch of other roles.but now I’m retired and do whatever I like.

We love to visit foreign countries and cultures and meet people all over the globe. So far we have been to Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean and of course Europe. And we’d like to share with You, dear reader, what we have experienced and seen. We hope You want to join us and possibly find ideas for Your own adventures.

PS. To see more of my photos from journeys far and near, head over to aldmangallery.com

To contact us via mail: info@resormedv.se

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Travels with V

Madrid

Travels with V

Madrid

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Tapas and an extreme dinner

Madrid part two

Close to Plaza de Cibeles there’s a street crossing where if you look up on your right, up on a roof there’s a statue of a warrior with a spear. Up on that roof of Círculo De Belles Artes there’s a great bar, La Azotea roof top terrace, with a magnificent view of the city. a light rain hung in the air when we were there, yet the place was full of young people. Most of them relaxing with a drink. Of course you can have tapas here, but then you’d better book in advance.

As we are now closing in on the subject of the great spanish food tradition let’s start with the fact that the most adventurous, innovative and super tasty stuff we ever enjoyed was right here in Madrid. A restaurant called La Candela Restò on an a small street, Calle de la Amnistía was the place where it happened, two blocks away from Plaza de Oriente, a park by the royal palace.

This is what happened at Candela Restó: We’re not shown a menu, but we can choose between 21 or 26 courses. We decide on 21. When the plates are served we are surprised by the most remarkable creations, here are plates with lamps inside or in bowls fastened on a tree brach with magnets, on a piece of rock or a metal hand.
The ingredients are often not that strange but they’re processed into something alien, like chips, foam or as liquid in a small bladder. One such course came with instructions: “Carefuly place it on your tongue and press upwards.” Bam! Tastes explode in the mouth and bounce around. what it tastes is impossible to say, it’s like something you’ve never tasted ever before.

MINNS INTE VAD DETTA VAR... — CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THIS WAS...

WAYUGU-BIFF MED FERMENTERAT SJÖGRÄS — WAYUGU BEEF WITH FERMENTED SEAWEED

ETT OSTRON MED OVANLIGA TILLBEHÖR OCH GELATINERAD MOJITO I LIMESKAL — OYSTER WITH SURPRISE ACCESSORIES AND JELLIED MOJITO IN A LIME PEEL

STRIMLAD BLÄCKFISK, EN BLÅSA BLÄCKFISKBLÄCK OCH EN RÄKA — SHREDDED OCTOPUS, A BUBBLE OF OCTOPUS INK AND A SHRIMP

NÅT LITE SÖTT EFTERÅT — A SWEET SOMETHING FOR A HAPPY END

Unfortunately La Candela Restó has closed for good. It is deeply missed, we’ll probably never experience anything like it again.

Even if you for some strange reason should try to avoid tapas you will fail in Madrid. It’s served everywhere, but there’s tapas and there’s tapas, we want them both tempting to look at and tasty to eat. And the atmosphere in tha restaurant is also important, tapas is for the common people and a bit of a rough an rowdy crowd is just fine.

And a place that really met all of our expectations is ORIO in the corner of Calle de Fuencarral and Calle de Colón. Crowded and happy. Cold tapas are ordered by the counter, warm tapas are brought out by a waiter. Accompanied by a most refreshing red house wine, what more could anyone want?

Perhaps some fresh oysters?Well that can be had elsewhere. In the foodcourt of Mercado de San Miguel, two blocks west of Plaza Mayor. But here you need sharp elbows This place is packed most of the time. Definitely worth a visit even if your not an oyster fan – here you can find most of what the Spanish cuisine can offer.

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