Well… a busy week, that’s why I’m behind with writing. After Toledo, on Thursday, my best friend (we’ll call her CMBP) came to Madrid from Barcelona (she was there to give her exams for the Masters that she will start in October). I picked her up from the airport, we went on Fuencarral, ate and drunk in a dirty bar (one beer was for free) – 6 EUR one menu, enough for 2 girls, I don’t remember how much were the canas (cana = small beer).
We went for a touristic walk, Plaza Mayor, La Latina, Lavapies, Atocha (the place where the terrorist attack took place), Plaza de Santa Ana, together with La Colorada, and then to Cafe Hawaii, my favourite, of course. Argentino, Taki and Parisiano joined and later on also did Pablo and Cesar, two of my Spanish neighbours. CMBP and me drunk some canas and the rest had red wine. After Hawaii we went to a rock (rock’n'roll) club/bar/something near Tribunal… I forgot the name. We had fun and headed for home late.
Just when I thought that the night was over, Pablo and Cesar were at the window (we can see each other in the back yard, we’re “very neighbours”) and they called us to their place. And so we went… They played the guitars, Pablo classical one and Cesar the electric guitar. Absolutely wonderful. The night couldn’t have finished any better.
On Friday we went shopping more or less because we went on calle Serrano, the “brand” street, so we could only look from the outside… and almost cry near the wonderful thousands euros shoes, purses and fashion.
Nighttime we went out with Blondy and Taki, first to a tapas bar, Callao area, then La Catrina, a bar where they were playing nice jazz (I can’t believe that I’m actually saying this) and a little bit of rock. After La Catrina we moved to the club/bar/something from the other night. We closed the bar (that’s how we call it) and went home.
On Saturday we went… I don’t remember where… strange… hmm. Well, nighttime we went to Comedia, a disco near Plaza de Santa Ana. Nice, bad R&B music, I’ll only go back because I made friends with the bartender. Oh, good cocktails also, one of the best Strawberry Mojitos I have ever had, 6 or 7 EUR depending on the time (after 00:00 they are more expensive). We went home, had a little chat and went to bed early as today was a rough day.
We woke up at around 11, had breakfast and went to Rastro with Argentino and Parisiano. Rastro is a market, I don’t know exactly how to describe it in English, more like an outside fare. I bought 2 posters – one with Marilyn Monroe and one with Tacones Lejanos (one of Almodovar’s movies) – 15 EUR in total. The weather was great, sunny, hot, absolutely wonderful.
We went back, ate and quickly, quickly to Retiro. Palacio de Cristal and bongo, of course. At 7 we went to Tomate’s house, walking again and going up 5 floors, no elevator. Monica (American) also joined and… out for a walk yet again. Tribunal, Patatus, we had salchipapas (fries and sawsage) and canas. At ten I was sooooo tired. We got home and I decided that the night was not over yet so we went out again, trying to find Beauty Bar that turned out to be a hotel… So we stopped in another bar nearby, had a cana and went home, to sleep this time.
It’s 02:25 and tomorrow we planned to go to the Zoo, so I should go to sleep. Well… anyway plans… plans… plans nothing.
So, good night Madrid, I’ll see you tomorrow.
ianuarie 28, 2008 la 6:42 am
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