Let me paint you the following scenarios ... 1) if you love shopping 2) if you enjoy accompanying your better halves on shopping spree 3) if you feel guilty about something you did and wish to do penance or make amends with the Mrs or 4) if you are married to a shopaholic, like me ... then this is one avenue in Madrid you do not want to miss. You will score big points by offering to take her, and huge points by paying, all the way, from one end of this mile long avenue to the other.
This tree lined, quaint and shoppers friendly street is parallel to Calle de Serrano (along the Biblioteca Nacional grounds) where the boring global names are. Its entry point is off Puerto de Alcala which is easy to find on the map. Local designers always win the heart of my alter ego, the proverbial shopaholic, and she did well here. These folks are good at pricing, they are masters at the 'offer you cannot refuse' category. Yes, the damage was not small but the loot was very nice.
To give you an idea : on the left is a bespoke cobbler for gentlemen and ladies based in Majorca. Well made classics with reasonable price tags, considering. On the right is a pair of Loewe which I threaten to buy if she does not stop. She ignored me and carried on. Them shoes stay where they were. I lost big face, again, so what else is new?
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