European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Spain there s no shortage of pots and pans for the Well equipped Kitchen. Is Flo Wood carved statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Are available All Over Spain is Flo Spanish modern and contemporary Art including Picasso s Guernica have recently been brought together in the Reina Sofia Art Center which also has frequent special exhibitions. Exhausted Well before changing gear for Madrid s night life a thought the siesta May not have been invented for tourists but it is an essential instrument of survival in a City where people meet for dinner at 10 . Where shows begin at Midnight and where Many nightclubs and bars stay open until 4  or later. Thus revived where better to Start than the Beer Halls and tapas bars around the Plaza de Santa Ana crowds now spill out of the Cerv Ceria Aleman and the Cerv Ceria Santa Ana nearby on the Manuel f. Gonzalez passageway Don t miss the splendid Viva Madrid bar with its turn of the Century painted tiles and carved wooden ceiling. Off the Square in the Plaza Del Angel the cafe Central is also very popular with jazz bands playing on weekends. The practice of stopping for tapas and a Cana a Glass of draft Beer before dinner is very much an institution and in truth some people never move on making do with Fried squid or meatballs or Ham or blood sausage or whatever takes their fancy. For dinner though the Choice is enormous. On this latest visit discovered la Basilica a restaurant tucked away on the Calle de la Bolsa that is As its name suggests a former Church. Indeed at one time it was the Chapel where those condemned to death could say a final prayer before being marched along an underground passage to the Plaza mayor. At different times it also served As Madrid s first Stock Exchange As a masonic Lodge and As a warehouse. Now restored it offers Good Spanish cuisine its specially is seafood in truly grand surroundings for around $150 for two with wine. It is no secret that although or. Fro m the sea Madrid is extraordinarily Well supplied with seafood Many restaurants display their fare in chilled windows for inspection by passers by. But the Lamb and game dishes Are also Worth trying. Throughout the old town Are All types of restaurants elegant and simple pricey and reasonable. Indeed two people can Dine Well for $150 or for $50 or for a lot less if you opt for tapas no doubt one reason you have to Elbow your Way to the counter in Many tapas bars. In the expensive Range one favorite of mine is Julian de Tolosa a new restaurant on the Calle Cava Baja that continued on Page 6 is file Botas or Wineskins hang for Sale at a Madrid marketplace. October 20, 1994 stripes Magazine