Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

sorry I was looking up pronunciations and missed the whole sentence...

Most places offer bottled water, obviously at cost. But one should know to as for "un jarra de agua de grifo," or "water from the faucet"

also, I prefer the DK Eyewitness Guides: Spain It contains both Madrid and Barcelona. I like the visualness of the guide, versus any other travel guides. But I do also have some other travel books, but by far the DK is gold in my eyes.

remember that siesta time, everything is closed, so plan your eating accordingly. Eating dinner at 7pm you may be the first ones in the restaurant.

If you can afford one expensive meal, I suggest going to the Botin since it is older than American has been a country, and the food is good too!