Day 2: I awoke around 12:30pm to the sounds of a guitar outside my window. The guy was practicing "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Wasn't really prepared to wake up to that, but it's another thing I love about this city - it’s filled with music! In 5 days there were two different singing guitarists, a violinist, 2 guys on African drums, and a Mariachi group - all on the Metro. (Of note: Mariachi is Mexican in origin.) After a fab lunch at 2:30pm at home (I ate so well this trip), Alex and I took to the streets. In Madrid, you can reach everything by subway/metro and directions are based on metro stops (as in, go to Tirso de Molina, turn left out of the station, etc.) If you make it to Madrid, get a
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