Tuna on a Wednesday

and probably a Monday and a Tuesday, too

Something i’ve noticed about Spain this time around that didn’t quit pervade my initial experience while living in the capital city of Madrid is how rigid the society is. Or is it just antiquated?

Everything, except some bars, is closed on Sundays. Even tobacco shops and supermarkets. The meal times are strict. Just got off the bus and are hungry at 16h(4pm)? f o r g e t a b o u t i t. You’re gonna be waiting til 19h (7pm) when they start serving tapas with your beer. Dinner is 22h (10pm) which is fine and expected, but you have access to almost nothing between the hours of 14h-19h (2-7pm). It’s something like a ghost town for hours. On WhatsApp video chat my grandmother tells me that things used to be that way where she grew up when she was young, but obviously not anymore (with a chuckle). I’ll tell ya what, it doesn’t seem so obvious to the folks of Lugo, Galicia. They will look at you aghast if you order a vermouth at the wrong hour. Even if old men drink wine at the bars first thing in the morning on a weekday. They must know something I don’t.