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Allons-y > Travel Updates > We’re here!

6 February, 2016 By Amanda

We’re here!

We’ve arrived safe and sound in Madrid!

I don't know how, but somehow I ended up being the pack mule.
I don’t know how, but somehow I ended up being the pack mule.
Someone's trying to show off how good they are at packing.
Someone’s trying to show off how good they are at packing.

When I was bagging out Perth airport for being crap, I was thinking of the domestic terminal (I hadn’t been in the international terminal). Apart from the nice couches there is even less to do in the international terminal than the domestic. While we were in Perth it just ticked over to our 4th anniversary and I’m wondering if the 4th anniversary gift is ‘disappointment’.

Must've only taken one step on that journey.
Must’ve only taken one step on that journey.

Along the way every time someone checked Pedr’s passport they complimented him on his haircut. I’m sure Pedr’s mum would like to say it’s because she did such a good job, but I think it’s got more do with the fact that in his passport photo he looks like he’s got a mullet.

Check out the mullety goodness!
Check out the mullety goodness!

It ended up being 36 hours in trains, planes and airports and by the end of it I think my eyelids had turned into sandpaper. We arrived around the middle of the day so we thought it would be a good idea to try and stay up as late as we could to try and adjust faster. So we went to an art gallery, thinking it would be an easy wander around without having to concentrate. Turns out it was too hard for me and I lost count of how many times I nearly faceplanted into a painting because I was literally falling asleep on my feet.

When you think of Spanish churches you usually think of great big old beautiful buildings. Well, the first church we saw when we arrived was the bloody Church of Scientology.

The first church we saw in Spain. Scientology.
The first church we saw in Spain. Scientology.

We discovered the Mercado de San Miguel today which is basically a building full of all day tapas of every type. Each counter is specialised in a different type of food and had 10-15 different options so it was basically grazing heaven. You had places specialising in Spanish ham, various types of cheese, buffalo mozarella only, seafood, nuts, olives, chocolate, pastries, coffee and wine. Lots and lots of wine. We didn’t eat anything this time, but we’ll definitely be back. And probably get fat from eating a whole day’s worth of food in one go.

Mercado de San Miguel 5
The Mercado de San Miguel
Chocolate tapas at San Miguel.
Chocolate tapas at San Miguel.
The counter that only serves buffalo mozzarella tapas.
The counter that only serves buffalo mozzarella tapas.
Spanish ham tapas.
Spanish ham tapas.
Food Glorious Food
Nearly There

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Filed Under: Travel Updates Tagged With: City Travel, food, Madrid, Spain

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  1. abi says

    11 February, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Well… Chocolate tapas in my dreams tonight

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    • Amanda says

      11 February, 2016 at 11:29 pm

      I’d offer to bring some back but I couldn’t guarantee they would survive.

    • Abi says

      16 February, 2016 at 10:34 am

      Waahhhh

  2. Jane says

    16 February, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    Woht duh fug. Spanish ham tapas.

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