Saturday, March 05, 2005

230 AM in Madrid

It´s 230 in the morning here and the streets are crowded. Not crowded with screaming drunkards, but rather a mix of people. Sure there are drukards out there (and one guy puking) but there are young people, old people and one or two families wandering around as well.

I have been wandering around trying to find a bank machine that will work with my ATM card. No luck so far and I have tried 9 different types of bank. In the meantime I´ve converted some leftover Hungarian money to Euros.

My initial impression of Madrid is that it is big. It has at least one highway through the centre of town so it reminds me of American cities (like Seattle). But has alot of squares which remind me of piazzas in Rome.

What impresses me is the energy on the street at this time in the morning. People aren´t ending their day - except me! I´m soo tired, I missed the snack cart on the plane while napping - The mix of young and old was a surprise as well. Sure most people are late teens or early twenties, but there are 50s and 60s year old up as well.

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