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Three weeks by road (1999).

Spain and Morocco, part 1

Si_lad
2004-03-26 23:03:18

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25th Sept 1999 Madrid

We flew to Madrid from Luton with EasyJet. The ticket was about £70 each for a single. The flight left about twenty minutes late at around 10:50 a.m. It was a very smooth journey. I quite enjoy EasyJet with its cheap prices and no frills attitude - except for the fat that they never seem to have enough sandwiches to go around. Anway, budget airlines are just what's required for short hop travel in Europe.

On arrival in Madrid we took the airport bus to Plaza Colon (385pts each). We then took the underground to Anton Martin station (200pts each) and walked the short distance to the hostel we had pre-booked. It’s called "Hostal Horizonte". The room we had reserved was en-suite and very nicely decorated. The building was an old traditional style place and the setup was a no-nonsense "here’s your room" type place. No restaurants or lounges. It cost us 7000 pts per night, which was good value for the centre of Madrid. The owner was quite pleasant and helpful.

After a quick siesta (when in Spain…!) we ventured out for a walkabout. Very interesting with lots of eye-catching architecture. We stopped at a place called the "Museo de Jamon" which was a huge cafe/bar type place with hundreds of hams/salamis hanging up. We tried a few kinds, along with a few "canas" (small glasses of beer). Later on we ate at a place called "Casa Toni", a tiny 3-table place, which served delicious tapas. Tapas is the way to eat in Madrid. Small portions of food, so you can try lots of different kinds of things. Most people seem to eat certain tapas in one place, then move on to somewhere else to eat something else. I quite liked the idea of spreading my eating experience between four or five places in one evening!

We finished off with some coffees at place called "Cafe Central", near the Plaza Santa Ana, then we headed back for a reasonably early night by Spanish standards – ...