El Noche en Blanco

To mark the transition from the vacationing months of summer back into the everyday grind of Fall and winter, Spain has a festival called La Noche en Blanco.  Basically its a city-wide celebration where most restaurants and bars stay open until 7 o'clock in the morning and there are various concerts and art installations happening all over the city. The streets and public spaces, like Puerta Del Sol and Plaza Mayor, were flooded with people and the air was crisp and full with the sounds of the drunken masses. We started our night at our friends', Jeb and Ben's, apartment and then joined the mob in the streets to find an art exhibit we'd heard about. The exhibit was called "Mar De Luces" or a Sea of Lights which was a quick stroll away through the throngs of party-goers.  With the alcohol settling in quite nicely, we made our way back to Puerta Del Sol, making a quick pit stop at Burger King, and headed to the bar Dubliner's to watch the USC vs Ohio St. game.  After a couple more beers and an Irish Car Bomb or two, the remainder of our night became a hilarious whirlwind of churros con chocolate, grown men in clown wigs and all sorts ridiculous tomfoolery.  Hilarity ensued. got home around 7 am once the trains started to run again.