Potato chips are definitely serious business in Spain! Everyone is eager to tell you THE place to buy them, at least here in Madrid. Of course, the place varies by person, but it’s always a local hole-in-the-wall shop and it’s always worth traversing the city to get them.
Since I’ve only lived in smaller towns in Spain (although I adore Madrid and go whenever possible), I can only imagine the Madrileño selection. Please share favorites if you can remember their names. I will take a four hour train ride for them.
Well, now you've done it - discovered my weakness and now I cannot wait to move to Spain. Hopefully, being carless will help me walk off the extra calories! BTW, what is your take on Seville? Yes, I've heard plenty about the heat, but hey, I'm originally from Houston, where the humidity and concrete will boil you alive at 95 F. A beautiful, biggish, walkable city in Spain - out of the cold and away from too many Brits and Americans (VA cold, down in the teens cold), sounds spectacular to me. Sorry, if this was a semi-duplicate - my first post and trying to figure it out.
My weakness too! Yes the walking helps. I love Seville. Sure it’s hot but not hotter than Texas or lots of places in the U.S. in the summer and it’s dry. I really only know the center, which is incredible. It’s big enough that it doesn’t feel too touristy and there’s a lot going on — from traditional Spanish to new things like contemporary art museums and coffee nerds and so much more. It’s also quite cheap, especially compared to the US/UK. I took an apartment there for a month one time several years ago and it was 400 euros, all included. I don’t think that’s rare. It’s also got amazing train connections to everywhere — high speed — and a good airport that has connections to most places. The only downside for me (being a lazy person fashion wise) is that everyone dresses up to go out. It’s not like they judge you if you don’t, but they definitely spend some time in front of the mirror and take care with their clothes before evenings out. It’s great to see, it’s just intimidating. Oh and the eating late thing hits new levels there, but of course there’s always something open at 7 too. I love to help, let me know if you have any other questions or just want to chat…
Potato chips are definitely serious business in Spain! Everyone is eager to tell you THE place to buy them, at least here in Madrid. Of course, the place varies by person, but it’s always a local hole-in-the-wall shop and it’s always worth traversing the city to get them.
Since I’ve only lived in smaller towns in Spain (although I adore Madrid and go whenever possible), I can only imagine the Madrileño selection. Please share favorites if you can remember their names. I will take a four hour train ride for them.
One of the places is called El Cisne. It’s close to the Iglesia metro stop in Madrid.
Also, there’s a factory called Oya in Jaén. We always stop by to buy a couple bags on trips back from the south.
Thank you!
Well, now you've done it - discovered my weakness and now I cannot wait to move to Spain. Hopefully, being carless will help me walk off the extra calories! BTW, what is your take on Seville? Yes, I've heard plenty about the heat, but hey, I'm originally from Houston, where the humidity and concrete will boil you alive at 95 F. A beautiful, biggish, walkable city in Spain - out of the cold and away from too many Brits and Americans (VA cold, down in the teens cold), sounds spectacular to me. Sorry, if this was a semi-duplicate - my first post and trying to figure it out.
My weakness too! Yes the walking helps. I love Seville. Sure it’s hot but not hotter than Texas or lots of places in the U.S. in the summer and it’s dry. I really only know the center, which is incredible. It’s big enough that it doesn’t feel too touristy and there’s a lot going on — from traditional Spanish to new things like contemporary art museums and coffee nerds and so much more. It’s also quite cheap, especially compared to the US/UK. I took an apartment there for a month one time several years ago and it was 400 euros, all included. I don’t think that’s rare. It’s also got amazing train connections to everywhere — high speed — and a good airport that has connections to most places. The only downside for me (being a lazy person fashion wise) is that everyone dresses up to go out. It’s not like they judge you if you don’t, but they definitely spend some time in front of the mirror and take care with their clothes before evenings out. It’s great to see, it’s just intimidating. Oh and the eating late thing hits new levels there, but of course there’s always something open at 7 too. I love to help, let me know if you have any other questions or just want to chat…