Hostal Metropol Equity Point Madrid

We have spent the past 2 days in Madrid. This was quite nice aside from it being really cold and raining all the second day. The first day we went on a walking tour of the city and heard a bit more about Spanish history. It was really interesting and I saw parts of Madrid that I didn't see the last time I was here. The next day we went to the Temple of Debod which is an egyptain temple that used to be near Abu Simble. It was good - pretty well persevered for being transported so far. We also ...

To tell you the truth I was a little disappointed when I arrived at the Madrid Airport. It was a little too easy to manuever through security and collect my luggage. Then I had to figure out how to get from the airport to the Hostel Metropol at Gran Via without using a shuttle or taxi. After all, we´re supposed to be hoofing it. Not too bad, I had to take 3 trains and didn´t miss a connection. As I got closer to downtown Madrid the train stations changed, more hustle and bustle, graffiti, str...

After Barcelona, Kelly, Angie and I set off for Madrid while Laura flew to Malta to be with some of her friends who were studying there. We took the night train to Madrid which we were a little uneasy about since it's about an 8 hour ride and we wanted to sleep, but wanted to make sure that our things were secure as well. Once we got on the train we knew that we wouldn't have to worry about our things because the people sitting with us were so nice! We ended up in the same cabin as this older...

Today I took my last official busabout trip through the regular loops. It was a very long day but I met a couple of people who are going on my Spain/Portugal tour tomorrow so it is good. We arrived in Madrid around 6 and we headed for dinner and to the market for some snacks for our trip. Madrid is an interesting city or at least the parts that I got to see. This was the first place I felt the need to really lock my back to my bed and take everything I couldn't lose with me. Don't worry I hav...

On arrival in Madrid we were lucky enough to meet up with an old colleague, Frank from South Africa who had relocated to Madrid a few years earlier. Frank was then kind enough to act as tour guide and took us on a luxurious drive past some of the cities major attraction. Once the historical tour ended the gastronomy tour began. We visited various tapas bars where we were treated to some of Madrid's best tapas including the legendary Spanish hams, Jamón ibérico. We had a fantastic evening cha...