Plaza de Toros, etc.

I arrived in Spain exactly 1 day after I arrived at the airport (local times). Aaron has been working, so I haven't done much sightseeing yet. The area where he lives isn't exactly picturesque, as it's in the middle of a construction zone, so I haven't taken many pictures. Today, on our way to dinner, we passed the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, which is arguably the most famous bullring in the world.

The first thing I learned in Spain was that cream comes in boxes and is roughly the same state of solidity as ricotta cheese, but creamier in texture. Milk comes in the same kind of box, but it's liquid and works much like half-and-half. They also sell Belgian beer in the grocery store for 1 euro. The tap water here tastes better and the water pressure is much greater than at home, and yet if you order water in a restaurant, they serve you expensive bottled water.

Strangely, the Spanish don't do spicy food. Obscure quote of the day: "Even the bread is hot!"