https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en Blog about Madrid Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:50:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/10/the-atletico-de-madrid-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/10/the-atletico-de-madrid-museum/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:58:43 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=759

Last Sunday I discovered a fascinating place which I can heartily recommend to all football fans who visit our city. The place in question is the museum dedicated to Atlético de Madrid, the team that won the last King’s Cup. There’s a lot to be gained from visiting a museum now and again! And in this […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/10/the-atletico-de-madrid-museum/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/05/13/the-long-awaited-final-of-the-copa-del-rey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/05/13/the-long-awaited-final-of-the-copa-del-rey/#respond Mon, 13 May 2013 07:38:26 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=714

At last it’s time for the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final, an event the people of Madrid look forward to all year round! And this time, it’s a true Madrid derby: Real Madrid-Atlético de Madrid or Atlético de Madrid-Real Madrid, whichever you prefer… It will be the fourth time that Madrid’s two main teams […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/05/13/the-long-awaited-final-of-the-copa-del-rey/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/24/skiing-in-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/24/skiing-in-madrid/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:22:43 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=694

Professional athletes are often forbidden from carrying out certain activities due to the risk of injury. Motorbikes, amateur bullfights, sports that are not compatible with their own… In my case, all such restrictions ended eight years ago when I retired from professional sport and I’ve since become totally hooked on one activity which I had […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/24/skiing-in-madrid/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/23/684/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/23/684/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:03:20 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=684

Madrid recently presented its third bid to host the Olympic Games and we all hope the International Olympic Committee stays true to the saying “third time lucky”. I have very fond and vivid memories of the fabulous Los Angeles ’84 games where my sport, basketball, finally came of age when we reached the Olympic final […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/04/23/684/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/24/on-your-bike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/24/on-your-bike/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:44:36 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=700

A bike is a great way to see a city. Sometimes we ride a bike out of need, other times for the exercise and often just for the sheer fun of it. I myself have been spinning at the gym for some time now. I’ve gradually become a cycling enthusiast. I now go cycling most weekends. […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/24/on-your-bike/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/12/real-madrid-pure-entertainment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/12/real-madrid-pure-entertainment/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:47:32 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=610

I went to the US for a few days to visit my son who’s studying and playing there at a High School. As my visit coincided with the NBA All Star game, I took the opportunity to see it live. What a show! Specially all the things going on off-court: on-stage musical performances, Beyoncé sitting […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/12/real-madrid-pure-entertainment/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:09:52 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=457

What better way of starting up this blog than with a tribute to Madrid’s most emblematic space: El Retiro Park. I remember my first runs through this park when I was taking my first steps as a professional basketball player, when I did my pre-season training there. At 8 in the morning, from our meeting spot […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/feed/ 0