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27th March 2007 - Day 361
Arrived a 10 and half hour flight, which was rather bumpy. I watched "Night at the Museum" and some foreign film which took my mind off the bumpy flight for a few hours. Paul slept through the whole flight - lucky him!! After booking ahead a lovely hostel in central Madrid - arrived and had a few hours sleep before venturing out for some food. Had dinner/lunch/breakfast at a buffet joint. Food was good - pizza, pasta and salad all you could eat for 9.00 euros - bargain!!! Then after filling up wandered around the beautiful city of Madrid. Walked home to find we were living in a red light district - lots of ladies of the night parading aroung outside our hostel. But lovely hostel and had a very central location.
28th March 2007 - Day 362
Decided to spend the day wandering around and taking in the beautiful architecture and cultural sights!! Started off at the Parc Retiro (pictured above) - central park of Madrid, beautiful lake and tree lined avenues. The sun was shining and our mood was happy!! Another day of pure pleasure!! Next headed for a cultural insight to the Museo del Prado, saw a Tintoretto exhibition and had a stroll around the main collection. Picked ourselves up a ticket to the three main museums in Madrid - well worth it!!! Keep up busy for the next few days. Had dinner at the Museo del Jamon - 'museum of ham' - really cool place to eat, had lots of nibbles and tapas. Yum!! We decided to sit and eat but you can have a beer and eat nibbles at the bar/deli counter.
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