i'll be studying abroad this summer in madrid.
i'll be makign a 3 day trip to bilbao and a 4 day trip to barcelona

any places/restaurants/bars i should visit that aren't the typical tourist destinations?

i might make a trip to amsterdam after its over...not sure tho and maybe london since my bff will be moving there this summer.

Madrid is full of facists. Boooooo.

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I dunno where I ended up in Barcelona, but it sure as fuck had never seen a tourist before! It wasn't even terribly far from my hostel, it just wasn't off the main street. I stayed near the gothic cathedral thing and you go through the windy lanes and get lost. In there is awesome, regardless of whether it's touristy, it's still pretty cheap to eat there. Like 10 euro for enough food to tide you over for days and booze to get you shitfaced.

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You should have asked me. I know all of those places.

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"We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard-working, very patriotic, very pro-America areas of this great nation," she told the crowd.

And you know about the FUCKING FACISTS!

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i've been hoping to see you on aim but i haven't
and i hate coming here now so i haven't caught you

tel me everthing i need to see

If you can find a way, then you HAVE to get transport out to Cuenca. Cuenca is a town built on a cliff, and it's so breath takingly beautiful. There's also a fantastic modern Spanish art gallery there. You have to travel out through Spanish countryside and you go over hills and past orange tree fields, it's worth it for that alone!

The best thing I found with Madrid, was to just wonder round back streets. I went on a study trip there, and we stumbled across a TINY bar (with a dodgy curtained cellar) which was ran by a really friendly couple who gave us free drinks on our last night, because we'd brought so much custom over the previous week.

i hate madrid with a violent passion. everything about that fucking place makes my skin crawl.

it's very pretty though. and a lot of the reasons I have for hating it are personal. you'll have a good time, go to barca though.

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Would you like a cigarette? They're quite exellent.

THAT sounds awesome. I know it makes me seem like a horrible tourist but this appeals to me!

so far i've had really great experiences...well minus my wallet getting stolen.
europride was this weekend and everyone was really fabulous all the locals were really great and gave us free alcohol

sad that the only place i ever took precautions about my wallet and purse was spain. i started to carry my debit card in my bra. ahahaha. i ran across too many people who were left penniless after their purse was stolen.

your pictures are really fun by the way.

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"We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard-working, very patriotic, very pro-America areas of this great nation," she told the crowd.

yea thankfully or well sorta thankfully i only had my credit card in there and i immediately cancelled it. my license was in there too though though
and my regal movie club card!!! so many points!

i carried my actual money and debit card in this pouch under my clothes.

barca was incredible. i went to the club razzmatazz and it was so amazing
i plan on going back for a few more days before i leave