9:42 PM - Madrid
Early train to Barcelona tomorrow so I'll keep this one short.
Today, I am thankful for:
1. Chocolate con porras - back again at Chocolateria San Gines for breakfast š, this time decided to try the thicker version of the churro. yum!
2. Royal Palace of Madrid - very impressive and definitely bigger than the Segovia Alcazar.
3. Cocido MadrileƱo - in one of those outdoor restaurants at Plaza Mayor. I can't even remember the name of the restaurant. The trouble with restaurants in Spain is that not a lot are open for lunch at noon or earlier (well, "trouble" for someone like me who's used to a different lunch schedule). I really wanted to try this dish before leaving Madrid so I thought I'd check online if there are any restaurants open early. I found some that said online they were open but they actually were not. So that's how I ended up in Plaza Mayor just trying to browse through all the restaurants there. It wasn't bad where I had it, but it probably was not cooked/served the traditional way.
4. Retiro Park - very beautiful park. I really actually liked this park. It did get a little hot at one point (and after I've done a bit of walking) but there was an abundance of trees to provide the necessary and much welcome shade. At one part of the park, there was a big group of people just standing there all looking at their phones and I was wondering why so I just kinda pass behind a couple of them and inconspicuously glanced at their phones and guess what.... pokemon go! š¤£ that was awesome!
5. #27 bus - a very nice break from all the walking. It was great to see the modern part of the city - Madrid really is a big city and pretty diverse in its architecture.
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| taken from inside the bus |
6. Cibeles and Gran Via
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| Plaza de Cibeles |
7. Chocolateria Valor - churros and frozen chocolate. The place was packed, which perhaps excuse the slightly non-ideal service. The food was yummy though.
8. Plaza de EspaƱa
9. Templo de Debod - a lot of people, most of them waiting for the sunset, I think, since this was one of the places highly recommended for sunset viewing. I went there for that purpose but decided in the end not to wait.
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| view from Templo de Debod park |
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