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Day 9 – Madrid.

Hello everyone. This one will be somewhat short since nothing particularly noteworthy happened on the last night in Salamanca and arriving in Madrid has been equally uneventful.

Today I was up about 09:00 as the train was not until 10:40 and it was a slow start all round. I head to the station have my morning café con leche and decide to throw a few of my coins into the Slotto – it was a good move as made about 55 euros from 6 or 7. This will pay for grub and beer later. Lots of worse ways you can start a Monday morning!

Train ride was pretty uneventful, just shrublands all the way into #madrid but we get into Chamartín and it’s next onto the metro. Luckily I have been here before & know it but for the first timers download a map of the metro BEFORE you get here as there are none in Chamartín station. Which is quite shit really for a station of a similar size to London Paddington! 

Anyways we get over to the gaffe and it’s a slow going thing checking in but eventually we are sorted. I am doing another cheap Airbnb out in the suburbs and staying with a mother and son, Venezolanos who got out of Venezuela quite some time ago. Had a good chat in Spanish with mom and the lad speaks excellent English. Hes only spoke in English to me mostly but fair enough got to practice right? They also got 2 very fat Gatos!

Look at the size of this lad!!

With that sorted I had a look around the zone, this area is actually a Latino quarter of Madrid and is quite chill. Spanish spoken here has been a bit slower and easier to follow than everywhere else so far.

I didn’t do much tonight but did have a quick look at beautiful #Parque #retiro then went back and hung round a few bars near my place. Nothing happened, no new pals or sexy señoritas but no crazies either!! Sometimes a quiet one is best.

Tomorrow it will be another day trip. I got 2 in mind which one I will decide in the morning. Ciao ciao for now!