Hesperia Madrid

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Can I get a Vegetable?

A travel blog entry by clareawasw

Slept well - expensive hotel sheets and I are best friends.

We had breakfast at the hotel because it was included and frankly we aren't ones to shun a free buffet. Whilst Chris chowed down on kiwi fruit and other fruits, I had some scrambled eggs and toast and some fruit. It was good to get some fruits in us after all this ham.

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So long Spain and thanks for the scurvy.

A travel blog entry by clareawasw

After breakfast (more fruit!) at the hotel, we made an early start for the airport as there was a cycling race coming through town and many roads were closed. We decided to take the Metro for €2 each instead of €30+ in a taxi.
The Metro to the airport was super easy - most of the stations have lifts (take note London Underground!) …

MADRID

A travel blog entry by lucinei

Est�vamos em �vila e o plano era irmos para Seg�via, El Escorial e depois para Madrid. Tivemos que mudar de plano, no entanto, pois a previs�o era de fortes nevascas e a orienta��o na TV era evitar as estradas. Chegamos em Madrid e ao anoitecer tudo foi coberto de branco, a cidade ficou um caos com gigantes congestinamentos e in�meros acidentes. …

From Huertas to Huevos Rotos

A travel blog entry by reyna.jenkyns

... weight so it would not topple. His solution that hollowed out the front of the horse was subsequently copied for similar statues.

The El Rastro flea market is the best activity on a Sunday. It goes on forever, and you can buy almost anything.

We did an entertaining run through Parque del Buen Retiro. The park has everything: manicured flower gardens, quiet wooded paths, buskers and storytellers, paddle-boats, ...

First Few Days

A travel blog entry by seanconn520

... until 6:30. Needless to say I was so tired that when I got home I slept until 11:00 PM (right about nowish). The tour itself was very interesting and informative. We got to see the Prado and a few paintings inside in depth (the tour guide went very in depth with his explanations), we also got to see Plaza Mayor (where vantage point was filmed), as well as many other places. The tour itself taught us more about ...

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