>>64975Madridfag here. What do you want to know?
- If you hate crowds, don't waste your time - just DON'T come to Madrid at all. Every street, every metro wagon, every place is crowded anytime.
- You have to visit the Prado museum, one of the biggest and finest art collections (pictures) in the world.
- Don't go to Madrid knowing only English. If you don't speak at least basic Spanish, you'll have a very hard time. It's not that we are used to dubbing each and every film in our cinemas and TV, it's that people even REFUSE to speak English unless you are a hot Nordic female. Please learn a few Spanish sentences. Oh, policemen do not speak English either. Good luck Anon.
- Participate in a botellón in the Malasaña district. Although this practice was made illegal some years ago, the police are too busy chasing immigrants for no reason to disturb you.
- Go to the Debod Temple (an original Egyptian temple which was brought to Madrid, stone by stone, on behalf of the Egyptian and Spanish governments) at sunset and/or sunrise.
- Tapas and sangría were the only fucking thing we Spaniards were proud of until we won the Euro 08 (I know /sp/ is over there --->). Don't hesitate to taste some sangría e.g. in Cuevas Sésamo or the surrounding area (Puerta del Sol, Tirso de Molina, Huertas...). Puerta del Sol, Malasaña and La Latina are the best places for "tapeo", i.e. having tapas from bar to bar. Beware of robbers in La Latina though.
This native Madridanon is ready to help you further.