Hello, I am a graphic design student from the US, and I am doing a project about Madrid, and was wondering if any of you would be able to help me out by answering some questions about Madrid. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much in advance to anyone who responds to this!

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?


What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?


What is your favorite Spanish wine?


What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?


What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?


Would you like to share anything else about your experiences in Madrid?

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?

Friendly , tolerant people . Directness of the people . great food . Casual lifestyle . Bullfighting . Noisy ( traffic and people ) .


What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?

Palacio Real , Retiro Park ( el Estanque ) , Plaza de Toros ( bullring )




What is your favorite Spanish wine?

Albariño ( white ) , and Rioja ( red )


What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?

Sit in a terrace bar , with a glass of wine , in Chueca watching the crazy people go by ( Chueca being the bohemian/gay area of Madrid )


What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?

Madrid is more about lifestyle , and less about sight seeing . To get under the skin of Madrid you have to , for example , do a tour of tapas bars , late at night , maybe go to a gypsy flamenco bar , and meet the people ! You´ll fall in love with the city !

Would you like to share anything else about your experiences in Madrid?

Madrid is stylish but casual at the same time . Rarely do you have to dress up here , yet you can if , for example , you go for an evening at the Teatro Real . A lunch at a restaurant , with friends , can last 3 hours or more . The people here can seem rude but they´re NOT .. they´re just direct ( I like that ) . Summer can be hell with temperatures topping 100f , but take a trip to the open air swimming pools to cool off . Great city .

By the way greentea , where in the US are you from ? Have you visited Spain / Madrid before . Why are you concentrating on Madrid ? .. My time to ask the questions now !

i saw the same question in another travel forum i partake and did answer to wont do it again. Steve has a good question above....

C´mon guys .. some more interest in this thread ... I´d be definitely interested to see board members answers ! As well as being interested in answers to my questions Greentea ( ? )

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?
Love


What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?
Beautful building, wonderful parks, beautiful people


What is your favorite Spanish wine?
red


What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?
anything and everything


What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?
It's beautiful and the people are very friendly and helpful


Would you like to share anything else about your experiences in Madrid?

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?
happiness... de Madrid al Cielo


What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?
so many, but the first three that come to my mind are the Metropolis building, the Cibeles statue and the Plaza Mayor


What is your favorite Spanish wine?
Albariño from Galicia
and most reds (Marques de Caceres, Marques de RIscal, Viña Albina, Viña Ardanza, I could go on and on...)


What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?
stroll (especially around old Madrid), go to the cafes and terrazas, just being in Madrid makes me happy...


What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?
for me, it is the memories I have from when I lived there

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?
lifestyle, and tapas with friends
What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?
a break in the glass palace in retiro park http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8882/2353c.jpg
What is your favorite Spanish wine?
some wine, but reserve rioja
What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?
walk through the Plaza de Oriente.
What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?
the kindness of people,
Would you like to share anything else about your experiences in Madrid?
today I've been in the Puerta del Sol. Phew!everybody was there

What do you think of when you think of Madrid?

A world class European City that has small town charm.


What visuals come to mind when thinking of Madrid?

The Retiro Park, The Plaza Mayor, The Plaza Santa Ana, walking quaint streets


What is your favorite Spanish wine?

Rioja


What is your favorite thing to do in Madrid?

Meet people for drinks, go to the bullfight, take walks around the old town


What would you consider unique about Madrid that sets it apart from other cities?

We recently visited NYC and I couldn't help but compare it to Madrid. Madrid is easy to navigate on public transportation, people are incredibly friendly and helpful. There is a long and vast history that is not present in US cities. (It surely exists in other European cities, but I haven't traveled to other cities)


Would you like to share anything else about your experiences in Madrid?

I loved being able to walk the streets at 10 pm along with throngs of other people. There was such vitality to the city. Although I was a woman alone, nobody bothered me. I was part of the crowd. It was great!

I must apologize to my NYC friends. When I said that I was comparing NY to Madrid, it was only because those were the two cities I most recently visited. I love NY, too. There are things about each city that are better. People in NY are friendly and their public transportation is also great, too. NY lacks the long history that Madrid has, so that is one of the things that sets Madrid apart.