We had a lovely day in La Latina, one of the most famous neighbour hoods in Madrid. It the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares. It is very charming, it has lots of bars, restaurants and coffee places and you can sit on a nice terrazita, enjoy the sun and drinks and foods and laughter. Later we went to have some drinks and oh my god, there was so much fiesta going on. On a Sunday! Seemed like a Friday, the bars were packed with people enjoying themselves. We played a bit of futbolin, can’t say I set a high standard.

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Wir haben einen wunderschönen Sonntag in La Latina verbracht, eines der typischsten Viertel Madrids. Es liegt in der Innenstadt und die dortigen Straßen, deren Anlage noch aus dem Mittelalter stammt, umgeben den Plaza de la Cebada und den Plaza de la Paja. Da waren wir en una terrazita Mittag essen und das schöne Wetter genießen. Nachmittags sind wir noch in einige Kneipen gegangen, es war so viel fiesta, als wäre es Freitag abend und nicht Sonntag. Ich habe ein bisschen gekickert. Leider habe ich die Messlatte nicht sehr hoch gelegt.

  
From Berlin Schönefeld to Madrid Barajas…  

I studied here from 2000 to 2006 and hav always loved the city. Now it has been four years I haven’t been back and I’m quiete excited about my friends from university, taking long walks and of course aperitivo. In Madrid this is done on another level. You can start as early as 11:00 in the morning, order in one of the zillions of bars a caña, vermú or vino and with every drink you order you get some nibbles. The more drinks you order the more you get to eat. And a drink is usually between 1,20€ – 3,00€. Can’t wait for my first aperitivo in Madrid.