A few of my favorite things (in Madrid) ...UPDATE

(I updated this with a few additions from my original posting)

On our endless trip to Denia today, I jotted down a few of my favorites of Madrid. Here goes...

Spanish cuisine - mushrooms on bread tapa or shrimp on bread tapa. Basically anything on bread. Let it be known that vegetables were never an option.
Pick-up line - Suzanne: ´¿Hablas ingles?´ If yes, ´Here are my American friends.´ If no, ´Hola, Me llamo Susana....´
Advertisement - ´Mujeres Desperado primero en Fox´...Desperate Housewives´ ads were all over Madrid!
Game to pass time - Where´s Waldo
Roommate - the second one (first one was shady and slept all day, the third one arrived in the middle of the night)
Landmark - statue of a bear, signifying the center of Spain. Haha, bears.
Comical haircut - mullet (profesional in the front, fiesta in the back = business in the front, party in the back)
Drink - vodka y limon´ (basically a glass of vodka with a splash of some lemon drink on top) Crazy delicious!
Non-alcoholic drink - fresh squeezed orange juice
Favorite machine - Machine that squeezes the oranges for the juice
Saying - Padre de emilia esta un vespa!
Borrowed item - Chrissy Li´s backpack! Thanks, lady. It has worked like a charm (and for those of you that remember the procrastination of packing, I threw everything into the backpack at 10pm on Thurs. night).
Mode of transportation - NOT a bus!
Practical purchase - purse/bag After keeping a change purse, camera, keys, and gum in separate pockets for two days, I finally consolidated. I´m such a wreck.
Accomplishment - Making it around the city with only Kim and ordering lunch (en Español) while Suz visited her family. If you remember from an earlier posting, Kim and I only speak Spanish like we´re in a Spanish soap opera (Diego!).
Restaurant name - Museo de Jamon (Mike/Carlos, you were right! I did not order anything there). You literally walk into a room complete with hams strung up on the walls as far as the eye can see.

That´s about it with my favorites for now. However, I made a few other observations while in Madrid:
1) the Surgeon General´s warning has not quite made it to Spain yet. Phillip Morris is sitting pretty thanks to the number of smokers over here.
2) For those of you that know Suzanne and how much she likes to talk about Spain when in the US, you should see her in Spain! I seriously think this is her home.

- Emily