That was our first trip to Spain –I don’t know how that could happen; we should have seen Madrid ages ago. We felt great in Madrid for about ten days. Obviously, we had plenty of time to discover the city. The apartment is nice, sympathetic, and surprisingly quiet in a very lively neighbourhood. Great location. We were at arms’ length to many pubs, tapicerias, supermarkets, and the metro station –very near indeed, possibly at 100 meters from the house. If you like to walk more often than not as we do, almost all recommended places you would immediately encounter with in a primer on Madrid are within the walking distance also. A very polite person has picked us up from the airport, and gave us useful information about Madrid on the road. That was arranged beforehand by our hosts. For the rest of our stay there, our hosts were always in touch over the phone, and helped us a lot. We thank them for a very enjoyable vacation. We had picked up the place to stay on the net without knowing anything about Madrid, and it proved to be a great choice. Thanks a lot for everything.