Woke up Tuesday to a beautiful sight, the sun. Since the forecast had predicted rain nonstop for our whole trip, we were very happy with the blue sky, and decided to celebrate by going to the Puerta del Sol, or Gate of the Sun. (Actually that would be pretty stupid, so to protect our honor I should stress it was just a coincidence.) The Puerta del Sol used to be the main gate in the wall surrounding Madrid when it was a walled city, but it has moved from being on the periphery of the wall to the very heart of present-day Madrid. Ten roads start from here and emanate in all directions, which understandably makes this a pretty congested place. It also houses two of Madrid's biggest department stores, and serves as Madrid's Times Square on New Year's Eve. With all that buildup, there's really not much to see here, although it's not as unpleasant as you'd think.