(I know Spain has lizards everywhere, but you wouldn't believe the difficulty I've had recounting this tale on account of people not being able to see how 'guerrilla' should be spelt.)
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Last week I cycled further than is preferable in 30-degree sunshine (it was about 1km) to an area marked on my map as "Playa de Madrid". I eventually found the long roadway entrance, guarded by what looked a Spanish guerrilla. I don't know quite what I expected to find at my destination, but the guerrilla clearly regarded me as an utter fool when he barked something at me along the lines of: "Se llama la Playa de Madrid pero no hay playa, vale? Ir."
2 comments:
I can only find a "Playa de Riazor" on Google Maps. This more resembles a building site than a playa, so either it's the same place or people in Madrid like calling things playas that are not playas?
I think it's the latter. You can find the Playa de Madrid (unmarked) on Google Maps at 40.474146,-3.752582. Apparently, it's some kind of sports complex (see http://www.arturocantoblanco.com/clubes-deportivos/playa-de-madrid). Perhaps they thought calling it la playa was funny....
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