Xinying and I happened to have common free days, and Ryanair was having cheap flights to Barcelona so we were like HEY LET'S GO TO SPAIN!
The first day of Madrid wasn't much. Just running around the city centre area to snap photos of recommended places. Thing is, I don't think Madrid is a touristy as Barcelona, so a lot of the buildings were really average European buildings. There isn't much history that I know at the back of my mind about Spain, which was why we were taking photos like collecting pokemon.
Puerto de Sol
Palace
Cathedral behind the palace
Garden behind the palace
Oh, I got hungry along the way and got myself a paella (which means rice in Spanish). And it's part of the Spanish culture to eat tapas style - which is eating in smaller portions or as a snack - a ploy for people to order more food. Unfortunately, as a small Asian girl, sometimes, the portions were sufficient.
Plaza Mayor
Iconic bear and tree, Idk why. Just Google if you're interested.
Congress
Retiro Park! My favourite part of Madrid, because it's so nice to chill and talk nonsense.
Crystal palace in Retiro Park
And it's called Crystal Palace because it's essentially a glass palace. They've got nice armchairs and books around the area for people to chill and read. It's so quiet that you can even hear the birds chirping outside. Very very lovely place.
Plaza de Espana
After the first day, we realised we had conquered ALL the places on postcards, and there wasn't a postcard that inspired us to explore Madrid hahaha. And so, we thought that Madrid was boring...
Until we looked at the Madrid guide book and realised that IT WAS THE BULLFIGHTING SEASON!
And hence without thinking, two small Asian girls booked two tickets to watch bullfighting. The guy at the counter was half-scoffing-half-laughing when he saw us collect our tickets, and we didn't really know why.
To be continued in Madrid Day 2
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