I know, I know, it's been forever...
... and I can't promise that this will be a good update either. With Italy's Cinque Terre adventures, France's high class south, and Spain's hopping Barcelona and now unexpected Madrid... let's just say I have A LOT to catch up on and very little energy to actually go through with the task.
Alas.
It's about 3:40 am here and Alex (Phillips) and I just returned from a night out in Madrid as part of the Pride Week that's been going on here since Monday. Little did we know we'd be arriving just when things climaxed, and it was an exciting surprise to find out that the whole city would be out celebrating (gay pride here is more like everyone celebrating the matter, not as exclusive as it can get in the US... according to Alex's friend Jesse, with whom we're staying for a night, a San Jose/Madrid co-native who's here for the summer). Intense sangrias, amazingly real Mexican food (with true Mexican cooks and servers, a real treat for my Mexican food-deprived self of the past semester), and crowds mingling at every curbside, the night began late (we didn't leave until at least 10:30) and ended earlier than anticipated. Jesse's still out, probably till six am or so. Alex and I however, gave up early. Somehow, the whole getting-up-at-8-am-for-our-train (which we missed because the metro broke down momentarily), followed by travelling the whole day doesn't bode well for a long night out on the town...
However Madrid is safe and bustling at all hours, and we managed to make it back to the apartment on our own, without a Madrid map and slightly tipsy at that. Exhaustion is kicking in, so I'll leave off here. Perhaps some true Spanish tapas, churros and hot chocolate, an anniversary Picasso exhibit, and the royal grounds are in the looming future of the next two days here... but we'lll see how long the 'day-life-along-side-night-life' concept will keep up... I mean, that's what siesta's for, right?
More to come... promises!
Till then... ciao until I find more free or at least cheap internet rates...
Alas.
It's about 3:40 am here and Alex (Phillips) and I just returned from a night out in Madrid as part of the Pride Week that's been going on here since Monday. Little did we know we'd be arriving just when things climaxed, and it was an exciting surprise to find out that the whole city would be out celebrating (gay pride here is more like everyone celebrating the matter, not as exclusive as it can get in the US... according to Alex's friend Jesse, with whom we're staying for a night, a San Jose/Madrid co-native who's here for the summer). Intense sangrias, amazingly real Mexican food (with true Mexican cooks and servers, a real treat for my Mexican food-deprived self of the past semester), and crowds mingling at every curbside, the night began late (we didn't leave until at least 10:30) and ended earlier than anticipated. Jesse's still out, probably till six am or so. Alex and I however, gave up early. Somehow, the whole getting-up-at-8-am-for-our-train (which we missed because the metro broke down momentarily), followed by travelling the whole day doesn't bode well for a long night out on the town...
However Madrid is safe and bustling at all hours, and we managed to make it back to the apartment on our own, without a Madrid map and slightly tipsy at that. Exhaustion is kicking in, so I'll leave off here. Perhaps some true Spanish tapas, churros and hot chocolate, an anniversary Picasso exhibit, and the royal grounds are in the looming future of the next two days here... but we'lll see how long the 'day-life-along-side-night-life' concept will keep up... I mean, that's what siesta's for, right?
More to come... promises!
Till then... ciao until I find more free or at least cheap internet rates...
posted by Melia at 6:42 PM
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