noche en blanco

In anticipation for tomorrow's 3rd annual Noche en Blanco Madrid, I'm posting a couple shots I took when Madrid first participated in the European White Nights festival back in 2006. This year's theme is illusion and magic and the events will take place from 9 pm until 7 am under a full moon. La noche en blanco has been defined as the greatest expression of public art that has ever existed in Spain, with massive public participation through 173 activities in over 118 different areas over the course of a single night.

The fountain of Cibeles surrounded by people, not cars for a change.

a ghostly Casa de America housed in Palacio de Linares.