Those were the days!

Oh, the days of leisure are almost over! This week is the start of my pre-courses before the start of the madness that is the MBA.

This is a picture of my two friends in the program, Denis and Shefali, during a day in El Retiro.

It was a nice summer day, warm, sitting around talking about... POLITICS. No, it was more light-hearted, just what we thought was coming in the next few months, who we were to meet...

And drinking a few beers, of course, what else do you do on a summer in Retiro?

A more serious discussion would be what are the best beers and which country produces the greatest number of the best beers. Anyone want to wiegh in?? Of course, if you're asking Denis, it's Germany and that the end of the discussion.

For me, I like Sam Adams, but I haven't been able to find it here in Madrid. Perhaps I'm not searching diligently enough. Another long time favorite is Harpoon IPA, although this was a regional New England beer and is probably not available in Europe at all.

So here's a suggestion, let's have a beer tasting. Find a place with a wide selection and get to "tasting." Takers??

r_m