I was going to end with this but I thought I would tell you the shocking truth about hostels so you don't spend the entire time you read this thinking that our mattresses are full of crack or something (that's what you were thinking right?). The real truth is that cheap European hostels, or at least this cheap European hostels, are nicer than my house in Cincinnati. Shocked right? Ok nicer might not be the right word but the showers are much bigger than mine, the kitchen is huge, the bathrooms and dorms are cleaned daily, and there is breakfast every morning. Also none of the windows have bullet holes. Fancy, right? On a less fancy note, the top bunk I'm sleeping in requires some serious ninja moves to get out of and the doors of the showers are see-through. But hey, you can't have everything.
Thursday night we went out with our new hostel friends and Anna and Sue, friends from school who are studying in Madrid. We went on a pub crawl which seems to be the thing to do here in Spain. For 5-10 euro you get a guide to some good (and some not-so-good) bars and discotecas where you get free cover and, usually, a free drink. Not a bad deal for someone on a budget. This brings me to the old school music mentioned in the title. The music in the discotecas is half 90s music, half old singles from current artists. My personal favorite was a mix of Aretha Franklin's RESPECT with the beat of LMFAOs Shots. Might sound bad/sacrilegous but it was one of the the greatest things I've ever heard.
Slept in yesterday and then mostly just hung out, walked around a little, and bought burner phones. In another budget-friendly move we made our own pasta for dinner before heading out for the night. Came back a little earlier and managed to be up for breakfast.
Next stop: the Reina Sophia. More on that tomorrow!
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