Britain with sun? Madrid sets up its own 'mini-London'
Sunday, June 8, 2014 @ 10:17 PM
MADRID has created its own 'Little London' with red telephone cabins and post boxes, black cabs, union jacks, 'mind the gap' signs and road names bearing the Westminster postcode.
Unfortunately for Spaniards who have always dreamed of visiting the British capital but never got around to it, they only have until tomorrow (Sunday) night to enjoy a taste of the UK with sun, since the Beefeater London District is a temporary trade fair site which will be taken down after the weekend.
Around 20 entrepreneurs starting up quirky, creative new business projects were picked out of a total of 200 entrants to join in the fair by a panel of judges involving three reporters and blog writers expert in design and the latest trends in fashion, music, travel, food and other lifestyle and leisure features, together with the IE Business School, Spain StartUp, Womenalia and AJE Madrid.
Stands in the square outside the Príncipe Pío metro station offer exciting new ideas such as the concept of Street Food, a fusion of oriental and Latin American cuisine sold in outdoor kiosks which includes sandwiches and baguettes made with ingredients produced locally.
An open-air bar will serve a full menu of gin-and-tonic cocktails, and other novelties include 3D DIY technology, the first robot waiter – named Macco – an electrical appliance which converts used cooking oil into soap, furniture made from recycled wood and cardboard, and the smallest hotel in the world.
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