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the neighborhood of Lavapiés

I had the best random encounter today! After a 50-minute speed tour through the Prado Museum for our art class, two friends and I went off looking for a place to eat. We decided to try an area called Lavapiés, which is apparently known for having a lot of South-Eastern restaurants. I was really happy about traveling in a small group this time, because it always took forever to decide on where to eat when we were a group of 10+. There were a lot of Indian restaurants that all seemed similar, so we decided on one that had outdoor seating because the weather was so nice. The waiter waved us over to a table, and said something along the lines of "agashi". I thought he was saying something in Spanish that I didn't understand, but it turns out he was speaking in Korean! And he spoke pretty well. He introduced himself as Ahmed and told me that he lived in the Gimpo area in Korea for about six years before he came to Spain. It was so nice to get to speak Korean yet so strange that I was speaking it with a Bangladeshi. What are the chances that we not only randomly decided to go to this area for lunch but also happen to choose a restaurant with a Bangladesh waiter from Korea? The food was delicious, and I definitely promised him that we will come again. 

...and then we had strawberry milkshakes later on (Café Hemisferio)