What the hell is there to do in Madrid?

So in between fall break and Rome and Istanbul, my friend Nick decided it would be the perfect time to visit and interrupt a lot of good nap time.  This was quite a conundrum for me, since all I ever do in Madrid is a.) go to class/work and b.) drink.  So during the night we took him to our normal haunts:

• El Tigre, which gives you a huge plate of delicious tapas with the purchase of a beverage (we went twice)
• La Casa de Cervesas, which has open bar for 10 euros, although I think I was the only one to make full use of that deal
• Kapital, the famous 7 story club,  He had an infamous box of wine and I was borderline blackout per the usual, so it was super fun (from what I am told).  I did fall down two flights of stairs.  Embarassingggg.

We also went to El Escorial, which is a gigantic monastary/royal site about an hour from Madrid, built mostly for King Phillip II of Spain and which contained more art than I ever thought possible.  The coolest room was the Pantheon of the Kings, which has the coffins of kings from the Hapsburg and Bourbon dynasties.  Super cool.

This is how I want to be buried

I also brought him to a lunch run by my program so he could attempt to understand the awesomeness that is Madrid and the Mediterranean.  I drank a bottle of wine by myself while him, Nate Bronstein, and Ryan were shaking their head in judgement/ jealousy.

Conclusion: There is nothing to do in Madrid except drink, which is why it's the most fabulous city in Europe.