Hostal El Pilar Madrid
Carretas 13 Madrid, Madrid, 28012, Spain and Canary Islands
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Christmas Break Part 3 - Madrid
I'm going to go ahead and say that Madrid is not my favorite place in the world. Not even close. Madrid had several things going against it: 1. We had high hopes for Madrid 2. We were there during the 3 kings celebrations (el dia de los reyes) 3. The people in Madrid are amongst the rudest in the world! With that wonderful introduction, here we go …
Nitty gritty. Day 5
Writing: hotel room, 22.40pm, 2nd Oct.
We caught the tube easily from the train station, getting off in the heart of Madrid, Puerto Del Sol. It looked like any other high rise city, complete with bustling streets, shops and cafes. It was not as aesthetically pleasing as Granada and you could not stroll as the streets were packed and you …
Warming to it. Day 6
Writing: hotel room, 11.39pm, 3rd Oct.
We decided to have a much needed lie in till about 11am. After looking on the net and finding out the tour bus would be 17 euros each, we decided to walk to Paseo Del Prado, which has 3 museums on it. The roads in the sol area were even busier than the day before and there seemed to be a lot of …
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... designed and built by some of the most influential architects of the time. The buildings are magnificent, and beautifully kept.
There were many monuments and triumphant arches, which are of interest, along with cathedrals, royal palaces, as well as the numerous palaces built for noble people.
At each of these significant buildings, which are open to the public, you can find ...
Habla Ingles? No.
... starting to think that going to a clinic was a bad idea and I should have just coughed up the money at this point. The doctor also was wearing a short-sleeve polo shirt with a giant dragon design, open at the throat revealing a massive chest and lower neck tattoo. He didn’t take my vitals, he didn’t do much besides read my piece of paper and explain that I had taken the antibiotics incorrectly. That with ones in Spain apparently you do exactly ...



