7 Weeks of Things About Madrid – Practically Foreign

Things I like, things I’ve found, things I don’t like and all the things I’ve been up to!

Things I don’t like about Madrid after 7 weeks:

9PM dinners – This may be the thing I dislike most because I have so many reasons why! 1) If you recall my restoring comfort post – I miss waking up before the sun. 2) There are tons of restaurants around here, but they’re small, so the place you wanted to go to for dinner may not have room for you. 3) I am hungry at 7.
Unpredictable restaurant hours *edit 10/10/19: unpredictable everywhere hours* – My first two weeks here near the end of August were particularly rough because it seemed like half of the neighborhood was closed for vacation *edit 10/10/19: including art galleries with incorrect information on their sites.* But Café Melo’s nears the top of my most memorable disappointments. I stopped there for a beer on my way home from school once unaware of this thing they serve called a zapatilla. Days later I came across these outstanding reviews for the giant meat sandwich. It sounded like the best thing ever and I was so excited to have it! I was famished, but had to wait until 8PM when Google and TripAdvisor suggested they open for the night. That little hole in the wall laughed in my face when I walked by later and found it dark and locked up.
Walking up hills and around other people – Houston is flat, Madrid is not. Besides being tired from walking up and down hills, I’m thoroughly fucking tired of people not paying attention, stopping in front of me or aimlessly walking into me no matter how much I scooch over. I think it’s worse here than in NYC and London – yeah, I said it.
Dog shit on the sidewalks – The owners leave it for the aimless to step in, which is fine by me, but still gross.

Now that I’ve finished griping, please enjoy pictures of everything else!