We are living in the barrio Malasaña. This is the description of the neighborhood from the 2001 Lonely Planet guide: "Just north of the Gran Via is one of Madrid´s sleazier red-light zones, populated by an interseting, if not entirely savoury, collection of pimps, junkies and wasted-looking hookers." The 2009 Rick Steves guidebook recommends staying away from here, especially at night. But who reads Rick Steves anyway? Whoever they are, I´d like to thank Rick for sending them elsewhere. Malasaña is one of the most exciting neighborhoods in the city. Everything we could possibly need is right on our street. There are literally hundreds of places to eat crammed into these narrow streets and people out and about at all hours. The prostitutes are still here but they aren´t all "wasted-looking".
This is a picture of our front door. We live on the fourth floor above the tattoo parlour.
-Gregory
About Me
- Madrid 2009
- We are spending the summer in Spain and hoping that this simple blog will keep our friends and family informed about our activities. Of course, if you want to follow this in chronological order, you have to start at the bottom of the blog. Also, by clicking on any of the blog photos you should be taken to a Flickr page with additional images of our trip.
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