n weekend and were going going going day and night. I showed her the major sights during the day and she obviously had to experience the Madrid nightlife conmigo. Here is what we packed in:
Friday, November 20th:
café con leche, Palacio Real, Cien Montaditos, riding the boats & walking around at Retiro Park, the Prado during the free evening hours, dinner with my host family :), and Kapital (this awesome 7-story nightclub). 
Saturday, November 21st:
Starbucks in Sol, Cathedral next to Palacio Real, Plaza Mayor, Mercado de San Miguel, Gran Via, boot shopping, quick dinner at Vitamini on Gran Via, Dubliner's Irish pub in Sol with Cris & her friends where we met up with/ran into lots of USD kids.
Sunday, November 22nd:
earlier start for shopping at El Rastro, café con leche, Templo de Debod and surrounding park, Plaza de España.
Naturally, we were able to compare some of our different ways of life and experiences in our different abroad cities (Oxford vs. Madrid). For example, when we got breakfast the first morning, Ali asked if she could just get a piece of toast in one of the cafes/bars. I simply answered "No, they don't do that here." (Breakfast is not big here.. you usually just get coffee with a pastry or croissant.. some places have eggs and sandwiches but it's not typical). She also wasn't used to the crazy hours of Madrid nightlife (nightclub gets going at 2:30am/3 and most people stay out until the metro opens back up at 6am, bars close at about 3). Overall she was a champ and I think everything worked out pretty much perfectly! I'm glad we each had the opportunity to visit each other in Europe and get a little taste of each other's experience. Can't wait to be roomies again in the spring!
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