Picture of Plaza de Chueca
Caption: MADRID During COVID-19 #MeQuedoEnCasa
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Caption: Here’s a waiter being interviewed about the news For reference, the plaza’s typical state On Friday, March 13th the restaurants starting setting up tables & chairs as usual... but quickly had to put them away as Spain’s State of Alarm’s details were announced
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Caption: Night One News travels fast: everyone in Madrid is on-board for 8 pm 👏 claps
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Caption: 8 pm clapping quickly turns into a nightly plaza dance party, thanks to our DJs across the way, Mercedes & Alberto
(song requests are welcome)
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Caption: After we got a noise complaint, the plaza’s energy became unstoppable. A group chat was created, and Keisy, an actual broadway star, started singing on sunny weekends :)
<<photo via neighbor Microputen>>
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Caption: Thanks to the group chat, we got to see things from the singer’s point of view... apparently she could be heard dozens of blocks away
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Caption: We continued to entertain ourselves
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Caption: Like the rest of the world, our lockdown kept getting extended Unlike most of the world, we weren’t allowed to walk / exercise outside - only grocery, pharmacy & tobacco
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Caption: One weekend, we all dressed up in costumes 🥂🍻
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Caption: I didn’t get the memo at first, my Spanish is a work in progress. So I had to go all out as “Violet” the 2nd night
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Caption: Although I still had nothing on Manu and Hodei
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Caption: Winter became Spring Pretty soon, time was flying by Day 3 became day 39ish
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Caption: Spring showers = Singing in the Rain (The black string on flags is to honor lives lost to COVID-19)
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Caption: I certainly lost my sanity
on countless occasions
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Caption: Around the day 40 mark, kids were finally let outside - hope was afoot
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Caption: So Plaza de Chueca celebrated,
Spanish style 💃
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Caption: And on May 2 (~day 50)
WE WERE FREE*****
(*to exercise between 6-10 AM, 8-11 PM)
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Caption: Dos de Mayo happens to be a holiday in Madrid’s Malasaña neighborhood
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Caption: ((“We miss you!”)) From places big & small, there are notes of thanks, encouragement & love
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Caption: Madrid’s famous Retiro Park remains closed — we’re still in “Fase 0”
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Caption: But little by little,
a few bakeries, churches, take-aways & of course jamón shops are opening
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Caption: For now (Fase 0), different age groups go outside at different times. And most people wear masks, unless exercising. They’re optional in general but mandatory on public transport
Picture of Puerta del Sol
Caption: This is the emptiest Sol has been... ever?! Skater’s paradise
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Caption: To help with social distancing, some streets (like Paseo de Recoletos) are pedestrian-only on weekends
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Caption: Magical kindness is everywhere These baskets with free supplies are a common sight 💕 🥰
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Caption: Our neighbor’s brother got released from the ICU after 25 days ❤️
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Caption: Progress is being made :)
Picture of Madrid
Caption: So stay hopeful, stay strong, we’re in this together — blue skies await! #Madrid #Espana #StayatHome #coronavirus #corona #Europe #Spain