A month ago in Madrid

Madrid is cool.
Even when the metro is on strike and your hotel receptionist doesn't know where to catch the airport bus from [cos he only ever takes taxis there, you poor pleb], and your feet are about to fall off from pledging allegiance to Reina Sofia and her mountain of overwhelmingly awesome art and you are too sick to have a caña with your unbelievably delicious array of tapas Madrid STILL is an awesome town.
It´s kinda like BA but not so obsessed with the well dressed and a bit like Santiago but not so noisy and dirty.
They have electric buses.
They have a hot new airport terminal.
They have hotels inside old apartment buildings, like in Kowloon.
There's lotsa old skool, cobbled streets, new architecture, sweet style and shopping, tons of music, super tasty food, heaps of art, zillions of tourists but still tranquillo.
There is so much fun it pops out your ears.

i bought a cool tea towel from a vintage store ie stock from the 1970´s and as i shopped the radio was playing 'mandy' by barry manilow.
i stood behind a very stylishly dressed old lady at the traffic lights and then noticed she had her shirt on inside out. i decided not to say anyhting.
i saw guernica.
i discovered some new amazing artists and saw old faves.
i could understand the locals....que mas necesitas¿?

i can't wait to go back.