We navigated our way from the airport to our hotel. So easy! Rach is great with directions and I'm designated language chick. Problem is I say HOla andpeople stArt speaking to me in Spanish! But we get by. We found a supermarket yday and I ordered the fruit in Spanish. We bought the most amazing jamon (cured ham like prosciutto) and ate it in our room with a slab of Brie and delicious apple. We had a snooze woke up watched some of Spain v pRaguay and were meant to go out for dinner. We slept. Until the morning. Oooops. Were both still sick so feel our bodies needed it.
Today we found the museo de prado but no time to visit. We hopped on a hop on/hop off bus and visited Real Palacio. It was rather beautiful but after I lost Rach I was walking around outside And saw a sign Real Armourier. There's an armoury???? Slight squeal of delight from me. And wow the armoury was amazing. Full on shields of helmets. arms, intricate hands. Body armour for men and horses dAting back to 1550. And the weapons- spears, swords and guns. So beautiful they were all so intricately designed and just amazing. We had paella for lunch and went thru the botannical gardens on the way back. We were out 8hrs today and it reached 39 degrees. But it only felt like 30 but I was sweating like a little piglet.
When we arrived yday it was overcast and raining! Yep and it rained most of the night but it wasn't cold. Madrid is a pretty city we walked around A lot of lanes and the architecture is so lovely that's what Iove about Europe so much, the architecture. And everyone seems to live in apartments with thisebeautiful shutters.
I got some good shots today. Shame I can't shAre any until I'm back and there's heaps of other stuff to say but it's midnigth and I'm posting this from my ph in the hotel lobby. It's the only Internet I could get. So I'm 7 hours behind melb time. I can receive text messages and send butimitedwith my net
Tomoorrow. We get a fast train to barcelona which should be fun. The language barrier hasn't been too bad although most don't speak english but I try my best with hello and thankyou and when ordering food and getting the bill to speak Spanish and it's fun too. I like being out of my comfort zone and hearing all the different languages.
I have no idea what's going on back home but hope everyone is warm - sam that means you! And well.
Ciao
Xx
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Location:Hotel CArlton Madrid
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