836. Spain Part 3 | A few days in Madrid

A few weeks ago we visited Madrid for several days. This was my second time there. The first time was in winter 2018 when I was quite sick (with a cold) so this time I was able to enjoy it more. I really love the city now. The architecture is very beautiful and there is a lot to do. It's also a very walkable city with lots of cozy streets.

Now our time in Spain is coming to an end. Next week we will go back to Madrid for a day before quick stops in Munich, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. I'm excited but not with the thought of dragging around 4 suitcases (plus carry-ons) on the trains lol. After this year of "slow travel"/staying at least a month in each place, having only a couple days each at the upcoming cities seems so rushed to me.

Madrid has a lot of these old restaurants. I really love them. In fact, the oldest continuously running restaurant in the world is located here in the city but we didn't get a chance to go. We did to go this one called Casa Alberto which opened in 1827. It was located right beside our hotel. It's cool to think about all the people that used to come here (including some well-known figures).

Entrance of our beautiful hotel - Room Mate Alba



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835. Spain Part 2 | Day trip to Cudillero and Ribadeo

A couple of weekends ago, we took a day trip to Ribadeo and Cudillero. They are quaint, small towns along the northern coast of Spain a few hours' drive from La Coruna. The photo above is Cudillero. It reminds me of Cinque Terre or Positano in Italy but on a much smaller scale (and less colourful). The following photos below are from Ribadeo. We stopped here for lunch.

We had lunch at this restaurant. It was sooooo good.

These street scenes seem a bit "fake" to me like something on The Truman Show lol.

Drone shots of Cudillero

On the way back we stopped at this town for dinner. I forgot the name..

I ordered this monkfish. It was really good!

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