Yesterday, my landlady FINALLY replied to me with the exact address of my piso. For my American friends, that means my apartment. I am quickly learning that my Woody Allen-neurotic-impatient ways will be getting a beating into submission with the laid back- Annie Hall- lifestyle of Madrileños. Immediately after receiving my address, I put it in my Google Maps and voila! I was virtually walking my block.

Join me for a walk around my block…

The front of my building

The view toward Gran Via ( aka Madrid’s Times Square)

Corner of Calle Miguel Moya ( my street)  and Gran Via

The view from Gran Via toward my building

Walking back to my piso from Gran Via

The end of my short block 

Thanks to Google Maps, I have learned a few things about my future home:

  1. I am severely close to cafes, bars and evidently Chinese restaurants so I will never run the risk of starving to death
  2. I should invest in noise-cancelling headphones due to my proximity to one of the loudest parts of Madrid ( although, I’m sure I’ll adjust)
  3. I will have plenty of light posts to re-enact my “Singin’ in the Rain” scene

” Oh! the places you’ll go!”