Turquoise feathers, rainbow colors, tapas and mojitos!! Sounds great no? It was! Last night Kari and I met up with Aitziber, a friend from work, and a friend of hers called Julio!
We started at Chueka. Chueka used to be one of Madrid´s worst areas filled with prostitutes and drugies. In the 80s the gays started buying apartments there and things started calming down. The streets cleaned up and eventually fashionable stores opened, as well as spas, hairdressers, trendy bars and organic restaurants! :) They now have all they need and the area is also known for its good clubs!
This week the "Proud to be gay" festival started. Welcome to the carnival!! :) Feathers, pink glitter, huge purple wigs, men running in highheels... you see the picture! :) (And yes Mrs. Thayer you are right, men actually DO wear purses... well atleast in Chueca!) The three of us girls shared a huge glass of mojitio, here sold at stands like beer, and watched the flamenco dancers, the drag queens and checked out the several good looking, very fashionable and perfect guys. (whom sadly ofcourse were gay)
This week the "Proud to be gay" festival started. Welcome to the carnival!! :) Feathers, pink glitter, huge purple wigs, men running in highheels... you see the picture! :) (And yes Mrs. Thayer you are right, men actually DO wear purses... well atleast in Chueca!) The three of us girls shared a huge glass of mojitio, here sold at stands like beer, and watched the flamenco dancers, the drag queens and checked out the several good looking, very fashionable and perfect guys. (whom sadly ofcourse were gay)
We then walked to Plaza Major for something to eat. Julio is however from Madrid and so instead of Plaza Major, he showed us some of the best local places for tapas at La Latina. We found a cosy crowded little place, where we had Gazpacho, chorizo and some bread with black pudding. We later found out that the pudding consisted of pig blood mixed with bread crums!! (It was yummy before I heard this!)
As we walked home through the streets of Madrid de los Austrios, we passed the town hall, the old Madrid market plass now filled with bars, and the house of San Isidro el labrador, the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid. The architecture is amazing her and I did take some photos with my mobile, but my technical skills are not that good and I have not yet been able to upload them. Hope to do this later! :)
It was nice seeing Madrid´s nightlife from a local´s point of view and not simply the typical tourist sites. :)
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