Chillin in another amazing park…I could get used to this! 8/2/08

Wallet: Day 26
BLOODY HOT!

Christina and Alice’s apartment is pretty well described by the as a windowless hole. Ventilation is not easy to come by so everyone was up early, awoken by the morning heat. We all got ready to move and headed to a food place down the street called The Wrap. After a delicious brunch Loyd and Christina headed back to sleep a bit more and Alice and I headed to a massive park about 20 minutes walking away.

The city architecture of Madrid is truly amazing. I took pictures of nearly every building we walked by. The park did not disappoint either. We walked by a huge pool full of row boats and found a nice shade spot. I laid down & passed out instantly. We sat in the shadow a massive Glass Palace, an impressive structure made entire of – you guessed it – glass.

I woke up feeling great and started reading Barack Obama’s book. Alice and I started a great political conversation that took a good few hours. Just as we finished our conversation the chapter I began was exactly on what we spoke about – I shared it with her. Loyd and Christina arrived shortly thereafter and we hung out for a few hours. Next thing we knew it was 8 PM and none of had eaten since noon. We headed back in the direction of their place and stopped on the way at a restaurant called Arabia. The food served was a lot of the ethnic cuisine my mom makes so well. We dined on humus, couscous, and chicken straight out of the Tajeen. Incredible.

One home we showered and headed out at a relatively early hour of 1 AM. It is truly awesome how the city only starts to wake up at midnight. We spent time at a bar called Comedia, enjoying the Air Conditioning and the Hip-Hop. After that bar unexpectedly closed at 3 AM we met up with a few other NU students living and working in Madrid. Loyd and Christina headed home while the rest of us continued to a club called Sweet. In between hardcore house tracks the DJ played an uninterrupted track of Gangster’s Paradise. I was in Paradise!

Alice and I made it home around 6:30 AM. Yikes. There is a bullfight tomorrow – that should be a serious experience. Andale!