After catching an overnight bus from Lisbon straight through to Madrid, we found ourselves at the main bus station at 5 am in the morning. Having not had the best nights sleep it took us a while to actually move and make our way to our next hotel. We were unable to check in straight away as it was way before check in time, so found ourselves strolling through the streets of Atocha at 7 am in search of some breakfast. Everywhere we looked you could see rainbow flags hung up. It was only after a couple of hours sleep and a very late lunch at a Tapas restaurant that we realised Madrid was hosting the annual Gay pride festival. We joined in the festivities with a couple of drinks and enjoyed seeing everyone come together to celebrate.
We spent the next day strolling through the streets, having coffees and Tapas all around, it was amazing!
We only spent about 3 days in Atocha, before we left for another airbnb in a different part of town. Once arriving at our Airbnb we realised there was no wifi whatsoever unlike advertised and we were meant to spend the next 4 nights there. With this in mind, we requested a refund (still waiting) and booked another airbnb closer to the heart of the city. This place was amazing! We 100% made ourselves at home! It came with great cooking and relaxing facilities (huge tv with netflix <3) with many restaurants and tourist spots nearby. It was perfect. No regrets!
After the 4 days had passed, it was time to say goodbye as Will and I would be splitting with Ed for the remainder of our trips. Will and I from here are off to South East Asia, and Ed will be continuing on with Europe.
Europe you were amazing, Asia here we come 😛
Keeping us Crazy 