First night back in Madrid! I arrived at 8:30 this morning and slept through the entire day. I thought I was going to sleep for just 20 minutes, but jetlag tricked me! Anyway, we decided to go to "La Latina" neighborhood to check out the "Verbena de la Paloma", which is a street festival that celebrates the patron saint of Madrid, Saint Paloma. Apparently this festival is rather similar to all of the little town festivals. People get dressed up in traditional Spanish dress from the specific area that they live (Madrid, Valencia, etc) and parade in the streets. The streets are blocked off for the festival, and are decorated with lights and paper runners. Booths with food and games are placed on each side of the street.
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