Madrid,,, the last day

Plaza Mayor at noon
Cocktails in the late afternoon
The market this morning
El Parque de Retiro en Madrid
My comida in the dining car on the way to Madrid.

Just a quick post....It is yet another beautiful summer like day in Madrid. The train was fun. I shared the sleeper car with 3 great gals and then whiled away the hours with 2 delightful spanish guys in the dining car. When we arrived in Madrid, we went out for coffee before going our separate ways. I felt on top of the world and I felt like I owned the streets of Madrid especially in comparision to how I felt when I first arrived in Madrid a month ago. A month ago I was a nervous nelly pretending to be brave. No more nervous nelly but by the time, later afternoon hit, the prospects of dining alone in the city made me feel profoundly sad. So I had a good cry and then decided to try some Thai food. There was a woman sitting by herself so I invited her to join me. Thankfully she spoke english and we proceeded to have a wonderful meal together and then walked the streets of Madrid together until about 2 in the morning. Everyone was parading last night and we had an absolute blast. I´ve agreed to meet her again tonight but unfortunately I´m not sure what plaza we agreed upon so I might be a no show.

Today I have been walking and walking and walking and getting lost and loving it. I went to an amazing market and bought a kick ass coat and other adornments.

I could live in Madrid. It has a fabulous pulse and for the most part, I find it quite friendly. And if I don´t find it friendly, I just move on.

Tomorrow is a travel day. Yuck. Never mind. I am going back to see what happens next in Madrid. My next big decision is where to watch the sunset tonight. I stumbled upon an East Indian Restaurant area today so that might be tonight's dinner of choice. That is if I can find it. I was a little lost when I found it earlier.

Salud!