I needed an Abono de Transporte - a special pass that allows me to buy a monthly metro pass for much less than I would spend buying 10 at a time for 9.30 euros. You can apply for them in the Estancos (tobacco stores... for some reason, I think that is such a fitting name since cigarettes smell so aweful and "estanco" makes me think of "stank"), but you need to turn in a photo to make the Abono more theft proof. I don't need to show it to anyone on every trip, but they do random checks, and I assume I would get in trouble if I were caught with an Abono that had someone else's picture on it. These random checks usually end up costing those who bought only 1 trip passes or just used the last of a 10 trip pass. If they're doing a check and you can't produce your ticket when you leave the metro, they fine you 20 some euros, which is a cheap trick since most people unfamiliar with the system would never think to hold onto their 1 or 10 trip pass after using up the last of the credit on it.
But anyway, here are my photos! Isn't that so cool!? It cost me 4 euros and took less than five minutes. There are photo booths in almost every metro and in malls as well, so I didn't have to go out of my way either. I think they might even be passport grade.
After my super successful photo booth adventure, I went home and made dinner...
Toasted whole wheat bread with stir fry leftovers and the least expensive cheese I could find. (I was brave because I figured I couldn't find anything as bad as American Cheese outside the United States, and I was right... but it still left something to be desired. Will have to look into other alternatives.)
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