A night out

Just a quick update about last night's events...

Trying to stay true to Madrid's crazy schedule, a bunch of us met up around 12:30 at Puerta del Sol, a pretty and always crowded plaza in the center of Madrid's nightlife. Because 12:30 was still really early to head to a club, we grabbed a drink and a snack at a Museo del Jamon (yes, it's called the Museum of Ham). There are a few of these are around Sol and it's basically a butcher shop with a bar in the center...pretty crazy and slightly ham-scented but very cheap drinks and a quirky atmosphere. Back on the streets, we were bombarded with club promoters handing out little cards granting you free or discounted entrance into clubs and bars (always nice to get a discount) so we headed into a free-entrance bar for our second stop of the night. The bar was a little mellow, but with a small dance floor downstairs blaring remixed 80s songs and techno versions of 4-year-old American songs. We didn't stay for long and moved onto a club in the Sol area. The club was crowded and hot, but very fun and we were there for a long time. A little after 5, when we were finally ready to ditch the strobe lights we headed for a classic Madrid snack: churros y chocolate. For pretty cheap you get an enormous plate of fresh churros and a coffee cup full of rich chocolate sauce for dipping. So good! We made it back on the metro in time to pass out as the sun came out and I slept until late afternoon on the only day it has been sunny here so far (oops!). But apparently that's completely accepted because when I woke up my host-brother and the other student living here were still asleep. :-)

Just though I'd update quickly. I'm going to try and post some of my pictures online. I'll put the link up on this site, so look out for it!

Hasta luego!