We decided to take another vacation day, so we spent most of the day hanging out. At 9pm we went back to Terra Mundi to get more delicious Gallego food. We decided afterwards to take a walk through the Madrid twilight, and wound up at a Starbucks. We tried David’s partner card, to no avail, but the nice barista, impressed that a fellow partner from so far away, and dismayed that David’s card didn’t work in Spain when hers works in France, gave us a discount anyway. It was nice to, for once, have my name spelled right on the first try again! Ah, Spain, you get me.

Somehow even the Starbucks coffee here tastes better, despite coming from the same silly machines. We also got some little souvenir demitasse, because what better way to celebrate Spain than to buy cups at Starbucks? We made our way back to the hotel through the bustling night streets. Madrid really does have a different feel after dark. Vibrant, bustling… Little Punkies with skateboards under arm, and the most amazing green tinged afro full of springy tight curls. Ah, Madrid.