Departure Day!
2017年11月2日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 64 °FLast minute prep - weeks of reading stuff about Madrid and planning various adventures while there - brain in sizzle mode at the moment. Checked in and got our boarding passes on our phones - onlyもっと詳しく
Last minute prep - weeks of reading stuff about Madrid and planning various adventures while there - brain in sizzle mode at the moment. Checked in and got our boarding passes on our phones - onlyもっと詳しく
Smooth sailing down 52/85 to Lot 1 at the airport. Waze GPS Made it easy. Left home at 2:30 - through the TSA lines by 4:30. Even got a pat down in the TSA line! Think a Kleenex in my pocket was theもっと詳しく
Landed 20 minutes early. About a 3 hr layover before taking off for Madrid. About 4:50 am N Carolina time. Yawn!
Didn’t take us long to find the good stuff though! Weißwurst und Weißbier
Made the connection from Munich - Madrid - hold to circle Madrid for about 20 minutes due to heavy inbound air traffic, but otherwise both flights were smooth as silk. Weather was cloudy/sunny inもっと詳しく
After a short nap, decided to go for a walk around town. Stopped at Temple de Bod , which was lit up at night. Some nice views from the park looking at tthe Royal Palace. Started thinking about foodもっと詳しく
Spent the day roaming Madrid. Had breakfast and then embarked on a Sandeman’s Walking tour, which was outstanding. Led by a young lady from Manchester, England with a degree in Spanish Studies, sheもっと詳しく
Thought I’d add an extra footprint here so that I could include a few more pics (they only allow you 10 pics at a time per footprint , so....). We started off the night at Place de la Ville whereもっと詳しく
Actually slept in a bit this morning - amazing. Still exhausted, but off to the subway (wanted nothing to eat this morning after last night’s carnage!). Headed for the flea market - now that was anもっと詳しく
After our big meal at Botin’s , we decided we’d better walk it off - headed over to see the Royal Palace - discovered it was close due to a State Affair - we’ll probably do the tour nextもっと詳しく
Got a bit of a late start this morning but knew the Prado didn’t open till 10. Found a neat little breakfast spot called Matilda (https://www.facebook.com/matildacafecantina/ ) Had about 8 tables -もっと詳しく