I also sang at open mic night at Triskel's Tavern with Steve, two songs that I wrote the lyrics to (and one of those I came up with the tune for, the other Steve did), and that went pretty well.
Then this last weekend Joaquín and I, both feeling very broke but needing some time alone away from the city, decided to go crash in Molina de Aragón. His friend Lucía lives there but wasn't using her apartment at the time, so we could stay there and save our poor wallets while still having a couple of days to ourselves. Molina de Aragón is truly a beautiful area. Lots of sunflower fields surrounding it, the Tajo river just a short drive away, and mountains, mountains, mountains. We got there Friday night and just chilled, bought groceries for the next few days, made some delicious risotto, curtosy of chef Joaquín, and watched some of the new tv show Fargo. Saturday, we went to the Puente de San Pedro over the Rio Tajo and swam and sunbathed and took pictures. 
The river is more like a little mountain creek at this part, very shallow and not too big, the water as clear as if it just fell from the sky.
After we had been there for a while, we went to a view point and looked out at the river from high above, watching hawks dive through the air below us. 
We visited another little town in the area for some coffee, and then went back to Molina. Had burgers and walked around a little fair that was unexpectedly set up for some holiday or other.
Sunday, we had meant to go spelunking in a nearby cave, but we were tired and I had started feeling a little sick, so we slept in and then just headed back to Madrid, stopping in Lucía's hometown to give her back her keys first and have some coffee and tea with her.
Since the weekend, I've been resting while dealing with this cold (so tired of getting sick!) and packing some more. I can't wait to see my old friends in England this week! After that, I'll be in Madrid for a few more days, and then it's home to America for a month!
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