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General Tips: madripedia
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Cultural tips: Learn some Spanish!!! (¡Aprénde castellano!)
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Favorite Thing: Why not learn something new and enhance your travel experience, by making an effort to learn something and communicate in Spanish/castellano?
It is possible to get by in Madrid with English... but I really think your experience will be far, far richer if you have a basic grasp of some key vocabulary and an idea of how to defend yourself.
I´ve lived here for a year and half, teach English, and have only started Spanish classes this month (thanks to my crazy workload and irregular timetable). However, I like to talk and meet people, learn about different cultures and so have managed to learn a decent level of Spanish by generally chatting to anyone and everyone. So it´s a bit like ´street Spanish´, refined with some feedback from my students when I explain certain English terminology with them.
I also started out by attending intercambios - informal meetups with people of different countries to ´exchange´ languages :) (try www.meetup.com and search for SPANISH in Madrid or whichever town you are in).
Despite being generally very helpful and communicative, I guarantee you will get a greater response from locals (in this case los madrileños) if you make a real effort to communicate with any Spanish that you can.
I also recommend you check out an audio course by Michel Thomas (which I used to get myself started)... http://www.michelthomas.com/
and have a look at www.donquijote.com .... where you can learn, and also connect with other learners and/or Spanish people to converse (email, MSN messenger, etc)
Good Luck and Enjoy the Journey!! ¡¡Suerte!! ¡¡Buen Viaje!!
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General Tips: Accomodation - On a Budget
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Favorite Thing: Contact el turismo - the Tourist Office (Head Office is in Plaza de Mayor, near Sol Metro. Another good point of contact is the one recently opened in Plaza de Colón... which is actually underground. Go to the corner of the square nearest to Colón Metro, on Paseo de Castellana (away from Serrano Metro). There are stairs leading down to this peaceful but friendly and well-resourced information point.
Here you can ask for a booklet listing many of the hotels in Madrid (it's more of a book!) and another listing most of the hostals/pensions. The directories include price and contact information, and list the facilities available in each.
There are one or 2 hostals which start at 15€ per night for a single room, which is a great price for a budget option.
A friend of mine stayed in a place in the heart of Conde Duque/Malasaña (bohemian/nightlife zone) for 18€ including free wifi. Turned up on the day (high season) and had no problems getting a room.
Address: Calle La Palma, 61. The street has many other hostals too, and is a great starting point for those arriving with backpack/without plan!
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Robmj Sun Aug 30, 2009 02:18 UTC
Great effort on this page, gives me some ideas for my trip later in year | unaS Sat Jun 13, 2009 09:18 UTC
Great links on your home page. Found most of the good Eats tips on To Do :) Thanks. Am getting hungry already. Apopreciate the tip on local eating times too! | hunterV Tue Aug 5, 2008 19:44 UTC
Hello, Molly! Thanks for your useful and interesting tips! | Roadquill Fri Jun 13, 2008 00:54 UTC
Molly, Good info on Madrid, great page, Daniella's should also be under the restaurant tips. I will enjoy Madrid again in July, best regards, Karl |
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