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I spent a uncomfortably hot, but fascinating weekend in Madrid on 28th July!

My embarrassing lack of Spanish restricted the potential interviewees but I still managed to find some interesting people to talk to. These included people who had moved from poorer parts of Spain to seek a better life in the capital city. I also spoke to immigrants from Central and South America, who spoke about the challenges of life in their own countries and the challenges and opportunities that life in Spain had brought. There were obvious parrallels to current issues in the UK and it opened my eyes to the geographical issues that cross cultural and language barriers.

Madrid really comes alive at around 1 O'clock in the morning, with hundreds of tapas bars, fabulous restaurants and thousands of people out on the streets. At 1 O'clock in the afternoon, however, when I am carting a heavy BBC camera around and it is 40 degrees in the shade - not a bloomin' soul is about!

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