Madrid 🇪🇸

Met three great people on a 24 hour travel day.
Aadesh Patel who trades interést rates in Toronto. Met at the airport restaurant in Miami. We may adventure together in the future.
Blaire, an American expat now in Mexico for the last 9 years. Met in the airport lounge. She does International relations and and just returned from Sierra Leonne.
Andrea who was my flight partner from Punto Cana a Madrid on an 11 hour overnight flight. She is from Cape Verde Africa and seaks English, Spanish, Portuguese and Creole fluently. We spoke mostly in Spanish for hours. She was very informative, interesting
and kind. The best time I have had talking to a woman since Ladys.

Had some airport moments in Punta Cana. 1.5 hours to clear customs and a hustle to catch the connection and almost left my bag in the rush from security. Very sweaty way to save a buck but really enjoyed the time with Andrea so worth it.

Costs: .93E per $
Flights: $600
Airports $0 (free food and lounge)
$13 vino x2
Frontier is a nightmare! $246 ($54 carry on y $58 checked didn't use)
Wasted $160 on luggage fees. Fine to bring the umbrella/poles as carry-on. Would have been nice if the fit in the bag. The carry tube was a pain.
Slept several hours but not great on the plane. Nice departure y arrival. W2Fly was good! $245.51 and $100=$346 luggage (not needed)

Took awhile to get sorted on the backpack before heading out. 15k to the Hotel Atocha via foot from the Madrid Airport. Got on the road around noon and arrived a little after 4pm.
La comida $6 Café conlechex2 1 sandwich, 1 croissant. Delicioso, justo y necessario!
Umbrella not great for pack attachment and a bit large for any tight spots.
Water a bit cumbersome but very effective.
Wasn't really scenic until nearing Atocha vecino.

Hotel Atocha very nice. $20 a night pre-booked. Shower and clothes drying on the balcony.
$3 locker fee

La cena: will try Brillante- al lado del museo reina sofia - atocha recommendedarle de Andrea.
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