On Saturday night of this past weekend, we (along with everyone else in Madrid) got to enjoy an annual celebration called La Noche en Blanco (the White Night). On this night, people flood the streets, museums stay open and free all night, the palace is open, restaurants are open late, there are art exhibits and concerts and dance lessons out in the streets....and all of the streets in central Madrid look like Times Square on New Year's Eve. From Plaza Mayor (where we joined in on a jazz parade that reminded me of New Orleans but led us to what we learned was a concert where they were making fun of the US) to the Prado to Gran Via to Sol, the city was packed!
Even us college students couldn't quite handle the hours as 3 am came with the party in full swing, but we were beginning to wear down. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen--people spent hours just walking through the streets, waiting in lines to get into buildings, or just enjoying the cool September night.
Very fun time and I'm glad we were able to be in Madrid to experience it.
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