Barajas, Spain Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Madrid-Panama-Colombia
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- Dec 18, 2019, 1:48pm
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 612 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.4628, -3.5707640°27’46” N 3°34’15” W
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Schon wieder Flughafen
December 18, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Memo an mich: No smoking areas
Schlechte Idee 3 Stunden vor Abflug durch die Kontrolle zu gehen.

Allerdings habe ich heute auch die dunklen Ecken vom Flughafen gesehen und trotzdem ne halbe Kippe gerauchtRead more
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Traveler Spain & Portugal 2023
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- Sep 17, 2023, 8:37am
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 2,014 ft
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.465945, -3.5695440°27’57” N 3°34’10” W
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Heading to Porto, Portugal
September 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
》Leaving Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport heading to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport

》Madrid Airport’s official name is Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas, so people refer to it as “Barajas” to make it shorter.

Contrary to other European capitals, Madrid has a unique airport serving all the routes arriving to and departing from the city.

Madrid Airport is Spain’s biggest and most important airport. It currently has five terminals (T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S) and three control towers. Each year 40+ million of passengers use it. Read more
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Reisegeist Madrid & Malaga
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- Apr 28, 2023, 7:30am
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 613 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.464187, -3.57096640°27’51” N 3°34’15” W
Day 5
Endlich mal wieder ein Auto...
April 28, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Heute fing der Tag sehr früh an, da ich meinen Mietwagen um 9 Uhr abholen musste, jedoch, um dorthin zu kommen, einmal durch die ganze Stadt musste.

Da der Wagen vom Airport geliehen deutlich günstiger war, als wenn ich ihn mir irgendwo in der Stadt geholt hätte, habe ich den langen Weg jedoch in Kauf genommen.

So weit so gut. Am Airport hat dann letzlich auch alles geklappt und nach etwas Anstehen am Schalter, bekam ich dann endlich die Schlüssel für einem Fiat Panda. 😎

Dann sollte es los gehen, zum Parque Europa. Naja, fast, denn als ich auf der Autobahn war, fing plötzlich die Kontrollleuchte der Reifen an zu leuchten. Runter gefahren, kurzer Check, nichts zu sehen. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Trotzdem, sicher ist sicher. Zurück ging es zum Autoverleiher....

Der hat meine Laune dann erst Recht geschmälert, nachdem er lachend meinte, es sei alles gut, man müsse nur den Fehlerspeicher zurück setzen... Hätte man ja auch vorher Mal machen können. 🙄
Hätte mir so einiges erspart. Nämlich fast eine Stunde und nervige Fahrerei. 🙈

Naja... jetzt ging es dann aber wirklich los und das hob auch meine Laune wieder. 😎😅Read more
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Ricardo Ribeiro South America
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- Dec 31, 2019, 6:30am
- 🌙 0 °C
- Altitude: 611 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.46334, -3.5699640°27’48” N 3°34’12” W
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Flying to Madrid
December 31, 2019 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
From the pension to the bus station. Departure at 6:28. Easy process in the pleasant airport of Seville. Nice flight in a propeller plane. On time. About 4 hours in Barajas. Nice: reading, fixing problems at home.Read more
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Traveler MADRID
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- Nov 25, 2019, 1:00pm
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 607 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.47008, -3.569840°28’12” N 3°34’11” W
Day 1
Aeroporto
November 25, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
E anche quest'anno Christina ed io facciamo un viaggio insieme ed abbiamo scelto Madrid come meta. L'attesa come sempre è lunga, ma finalmente giunge il giorno della partenza...
Partiamo da Venezia che ha sempre un suo fascino, ed arriviamo a destinazione con mezz'ora di anticipo.
Una breve corsa con l'ormai testato Uber e siamo in centro città.Read more
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Traveler Haley Camino 2019
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- Jul 15, 2019, 1:03pm
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,995 ft
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.462785, -3.57006140°27’46” N 3°34’12” W
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Headed Home
July 15, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We’re at Madrid airport, waiting for our flight to Atlanta. We returned to Santiago by bus on Sunday — no more walking! We had the rest of the day, and yesterday, to do our laundry and do some sightseeing. We also visited a couple of our favorite restaurants.

The interior of the cathedral is empty of the pews and the massive organ pipes; scaffolding and plastic cover the walls. It’s being readied for 2021, the next Holy Year (when St. James’ birthday, July 25th, falls on a Sunday). The exterior was completed last year, and the Portico of Glory at the old entrance is now open to the public. This is the first time I was able to see the Portico, on my third trip to Santiago. But no photos were allowed, sorry!

We had a great trip, no injuries or crises, and we’re actually feeling great. And now it’s time to go back to the “real world.”

Thanks for coming along!

Laurie and JohnRead more
Traveler Enjoyed following you both on your Camino Norte journey. Loved all the photos you shared and look forward to seeing you both back in San Antonio 🙏
7/17/19Reply
Traveler Hi Laurie and John, have a safe trip home. Let us know when you are settled back into your routine in SA and we can coordinate on a time to get together. Thanks, Greg and Fran
7/17/19Reply
Traveler We’ll do that, Greg! Today we unpack...
7/17/19Reply
Traveler That sounds good. Enjoy your first days at home and we look forward to hearing from you. My email is gabeeber@gmail.com if you want to reach out directly. Take care.
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Traveler My Camino
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- Sep 25, 2017, 10:52am
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 2,100 ft
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.46683, -3.5895840°28’1” N 3°35’22” W
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Monday, Madrid
September 25, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Little sleep on the flight over and we walked forever to wait in the customs line. When my turn came, the passport officer said not a word, but stamped my passport and I was on my way. Found an ATM that worked so got a few euros, and got assistance from tourist info to reach my hotel. Got to learn how to dial in this country. I'll try 011 in front of the number next time.

At hotel, checked in and ready to take a metro to Puerto del Sol for food and sight seeing.

Took the metro, but had lots of trouble finding it. I used my limited Spanish and was successful. Plazas Sol and Major were big and crowded . Folks here smoke more than Americans do and was it obvious. Tapas are wonderful and I made a meal of what I got. Rick steves audio guide gave me some difficulty as I had to restart often as the volume died.

Anyway, after a fashion I realized that I gotta take a nap so all for now.

Two hours and I feel great. Hope I can get some shut eye later. I've also learned that the Spanish have trouble giving directions that make sense. For example the directions I got this am for the metro seemed pretty simple...straight, then make a left. He even gave me a map. Wrong way as I had to ask multiple times and had all sorts of twists and turns before arriving at the metro, and finding a supermarket with directions proved to be an around the block twice effort. Go straight he says, but the street curved to the right. I found it and had a wonderful tuna salad sandwich for dinner.

All for today...Read more
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Hytt'n'Magz Jorden runt med Hytt'n'Magz
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- Sep 13, 2016, 10:38pm
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 606 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.46226, -3.5715240°27’44” N 3°34’17” W
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Laddar batterierna
September 13, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Nu har vi mellanlandat i Madrid. Flygresan hit var både trång, obekväm och turbulent men huvudsaken är att vi kom fram iallafall.

Nu sitter vi och laddar både våra egna och mobilernas batterier och vädrar fötterna i förebyggande syfte inför nattflyget till Lima.

Egentligen skriver vi bara ett inlägg för att Fredrik vill ha en till plutt på kartan 😁 det är tydligen coolt att ha varit på många ställen!

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Hytt'n'Magz Om någon, någonsin vill följa vår resrutt måste de ju veta vart vi mellanlandat!! /Fredrik
9/13/16Reply
PUSS PUSS från Kerstin
9/14/16Reply
Kul att veta ❤ puss o kram
9/14/16Reply
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Traveler Uz Dienvidameriku
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- Mar 5, 2018, 11:22pm
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 618 m
- Spain Madrid Barajas 40.46802, -3.5696140°28’5” N 3°34’11” W
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Uz lidostu
March 5, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Uz lidostu pa lēto var tikt vai nu ar Airport Express Bus pa 5 eur vai ar vilcienu C1 pa 2,60. Izvēlējos braukt ar vilcienu, jo kāpēc gan ne. Pa ceļam uz staciju vēl paguvu aplūkot pielijušās Madrides šaurās ieliņas un secināt, ka šeit visiem patīk, ka ir zaļumi. Daudz un dažādi zaļumi. Visur. Arī centrālajā stacijā pa vidu ir veseli tropi, kur dzīvo bruņurupuči un karpas. Braucot ar vilcienu var secināt, ka arī Madridē ir guļamrajoni, tikai šeit tie nav pelēki kā Rīgā, bet gan ķieģeļu sarkani. Vilciens tevi aizved uz T4 termināli, bet tev vajag uz T2 termināli. Nav skāde! Starp termināļiem kursē bezmaksas autobuss, kas atiet ik pēc 5 minūtēm un nogādā kurā terminālī tev vajag. Vienīgā skāde ir, ka T2 terminālī nakts laikā notiek remontdarbi un pagulēt laikam neizdosies.Read more
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Jill Gatwood Jill on the Camino Portugues
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- Jun 4, 2019, 9:21pm
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitude: 2,100 ft
- Spain Madrid Barajas Plaza de Nuestra Señora de Loreto 40.47015, -3.5808440°28’13” N 3°34’51” W
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Madrid
June 4, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Phoenix overnight to London, manhandled (in a nice, polite way) through security (Trump is in England now and they told me we can have him back, thank you) ran to catch my connecting flight to Madrid on Iberian airlines - a plane full of impossibly good-looking Spanish people, even the ones older than me -Then all the rigmarole with finding my checked bag (they wouldn't let me carry on my walking poles, even though I could disable somebody more easily with my fists than with those light weight poles), figuring out the European SIM card for my cell phone, getting Euros, taxi, hotel, wake up call at 5am to take an Uber back to the airport for my flight to Porto, Portugal. The details can be challenging for me, but I'm happy to be here!

I got an international calling plan on my phone before I left and a Spanish SIM card at the Madrid airport. But like every time I go overseas, I can't remember how to call or message people in the US with my GD phone.
505-252-0241?
1-505-252-0241?
001-505-252-0241?
+1-505-252-0241?
Nothings seems to work. Tips welcome.

5 June: the first "etapa" of my Camino: walking about 4 miles though "el Catedral" de Madrid airport to my gate at 5:15am. I'm the only "pilgrim" here.
As we boarded the plane, a group of business men behind me were singing. Now I'm on the plane and the two German men sitting next to me spontaneously sang a song and then went back to chatting. You know you're not in the U S anymore when random groups of people burst into song in public.Read more
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