But ice hockey, for climatic reasons if no other, doesn't exactly set LA's collective pulse racing.
These days, Neymar is pretty much the sole star here for Brazil – even if his first season at Barcelona did not set La Liga on fire.
A draw in Chicago would be a decent result and would set LA up on a path to success with games at Portland and Vancouver approaching quickly.
Matute set La torre vigía (1971; "The Watchtower") in 10th-century Europe to examine the themes of chivalry, idealism, poverty, and prejudice.
There was a touch of class in the Basque derby when the ball dropped near the right wing and a neat, first time flick with the outside of the foot set la Real on a swift counter.
Relais du Louvre 19 rue des Prêtres-St-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement (00 33 1 4041 9642; relaisdulouvre.com) Puccini set La Bohème in this elegant 18th-century building, in a small street opposite the Louvre.
However, his Real Sociedad side have so far failed to set La Liga alight this season.
I decided it'd be much more appropriate for me to introduce--or at least give some additional focus to--creatures more native to the area where the book is set: La Llorona, la mano pachona (sometimes mano peluda or negra), El Abuelito (sometimes called El Aguelito).
That sets LA & NY up nicely for a number of emerging content creation industries.
But balance wasn't a problem on the two flamenco showcases in the set, "La Fiesta" and a song by Tomatito.
Just up the hill from Gota de Agua stands another establishment that has become popular among the artsy set: La Costilla de Adán, or Adam's Rib, a bar in Sopocachi.
