A typical street in Madrid

Most of the city is made up of these winding, alley-like roads that peel off from the larger streets.  Its very different from the grid pattern in the states, but I kind of like it because you can never see whats coming next.  In terms of just wandering around, it makes things interesting to follow these paths and suddenly open up into a plaza or fountain or playground.  This particular street was filled with eateries where I had drinks and tapas with some other people in the TEFL class.