Madrid


Now begins the task of transcribing my notes from an amazing trip (if I can read them!) 10.9.17 It was not a great start to our holiday! Best of Spain and Portugal Insight vacations. Got to Gatwick in good time taxi and train from East Croydon £2.95 each only to find Iberia flight delayed by 3 hours from 10.50 to 2.10. Arrived Madrid on a lovely sunny day. Missed the coach connection so put in a claim for the taxi fare 30 Euro. Taxi dropped us near station and explained where to walk to the hotel which was very central. There was a huge cycle race through the city and we watched it on TV. Met Peter our tour director at 9 when he got back from the welcome dinner and reception. 40 on tour. We had wine and a good chat then had delicious meal at the hotel downstairs - duck, hake and orange sorbet E25 and we got 20% off that. However we soon discovered Iberia had messed us up yet again as we never got people's names. 8  people on the trip NEVER spoke to us (the group of 4 Russians from Oz spoke to nobody) and many people did not wear their name badges. 

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