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We enjoyed our quiet night in last night with a little Netflix and red wine, and then got a full night's sleep for the first time all week. We slept in til about noon, which felt SO GOOD.

Enjoying a Heifeweizen!

This afternoon, we went to meet Riva in Puerta del Sol to go for a little stroll through Malasanya, one of the restaurants everyone keeps recommending as a place for "cool hipster youths." Our first stop was a craft brewery called Fabrica Maravillas, where we sampled their summer style Heifeweizen and a blonde A-IPA, both house-made and both incredible. Turns out it is possible to have good local beer in Madrid, after all.

After that, we pretty much just wandered around scoping out places to return to once we have more cash. There are a bunch of great-looking vintage clothes shops, plus cafes, bars, and bookshops, and some places that seem to be a combination of all of the above.

The last place we stopped was an cafe-bar-used bookstore. It's owned by a couple from L.A. and sells only English-language books. It was pretty cool to see so many familiar titles on the shelves (saw a couple Louis Erdrich books, shoutout Ma, also Snow Falling on Cedars and the Twilight Saga) and more familiar names on the bar (first Magners in Madrid, Dad!), so we'll definitely be going back soon. They do Trivia Night on Fridays, and the guys working there were Scottish, Irish, and American. Plus, there's free Wi-Fi!

We'll probably go out tonight, seeing as we're so well-rested, but we'll keep ya posted!