Monday in Madrid

I am currently on train heading back to San Sebastián catching up on my 'footprints'... I have 5 hours to fill!

This morning, we had breakfast and coffee with Nat and Jennie. They are moving on to London today. After breakfast, we all walked to El Retiro Park, which is a green haven in the center of Madrid. The park covers 125 hectares and there are more than 15,000 trees.

After saying our goodbyes, Jeremy and I headed to Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum. There was a huge queue probably due to free entry on Mondays. With limited time, we decided to keep walking rather than queue. Unfortunately, the next museum we blindly headed to was not open on a Monday, so we kept strolling.

After heading to a Mercado, looking around and stopping for lunch, we headed back to the original museum - no queues, so we headed in and admired the art. A great range of art including: Pollock, Miró, Hopper, Mondrian, Van Gogh, Goya, Degas, Renóir, Monet... I was rather impressed with and could have spent longer here admiring the art.

Arriving back in San Sebastián was like arriving home after a weekend away...however very nice knowing we were returning to more holidaying, not work!!Read more