Social Events
Excursion
A guided tour of Madrid's Royal Palace.
Ms Cristina Cabrera, a member of Madrid's Asociación Profesional de Guías de Turismo, was our excellent tour guide. A bus service courtesy of Madrid Convention Bureau took the participants from the Royal Palace to the banquet.
Banquet
We treated ourselves to Northern Spanish cuisine at Sidrería-Asador Gaztemanu.
| First course | Jamón de Jabugo (cured Jabugo ham) |
| Gambas blancas de Huelva (white prawns from Huelva) | |
| Tarrina de foi gras (foie gras paté) | |
| Croquetas de bacalao (cod croquettes) | |
| Chipirones fritos en salsa de bogavante (small squid fried in lobster sauce) | |
| Ensalada de pimentons con ventresca (pepper salad with ventresca tuna) | |
| Second course | Á la carte, choose from an extensive selection of salads, soups, rice, fish, grilled meat (we recommend ‘Txuleton de Buey Gallego’), casseroles, stews, etc |
| Wine | Rioja (Ribera Rueda and Rosado Navarro) |
| Dessert | Variado de frutas, helados y tartas (assortment of fruits, ice cream, cakes and puddings) |