I am currently at the coffee shop Café del Real, one of the many here in Madrid where Hemingway used to write.
On this backpacking trip, I’ve decided to choose a piece of literature for each
destination. What did I choose aqui? Hemingway, of course. I'm currently reading The Sun Also Rises.
I met up this morning with a girl from Germany who is also au pairing and we ventured around the city doing both everything and nothing. She has travelled extensively and is really interesting. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories.
Now here I am silently reading and observing and sipping my wine.
Across the room, the sun in shining through the window, perfectly centered between an elderly couple holding hands across the table. The sun is bouncing off the woman's golden watch and reflecting on the wall next to me.
Whatever you say Hem, whatever you say.