We checked out of Pension Lizasto at ten am to head to the Eurobus pick up point for our seven-hour drive to Madrid. Of course, we couldn’t get off without a hitch. The bus was half an hour late, then found out they had left three people at a different pick-up point. We ended up about two hours behind schedule.
The closer we got to Madrid, the hotter it got, and air conditioning on the Eurobus means opening the emergency hatches. The scenery between San Sebastian and Madrid was arid and mountainous, with lots of eagles.
Once again, we used Eurobus to help us with accommodation to be told everything was sweet. We arrived in Madrid at eight pm in 37ºC heat to find, once again, that there was not enough room for everyone. Fortunately, Roberta and I raced up two floors to Hotel Josephina and got the last double room. It is on the seventh floor overlooking Grand Via and the city’s south. Simple enough, but most importantly – clean.
We went out for dinner to a café just up the road. I love the Spanish pricing system i.e., my lasagna would have cost 675 pesetas had I have eaten it at the bar because I sat at a table, it was 870 pesetas. A table outside would have made it 1100 pesetas.
We ran into Kate from the Gold Coast and Kirsten from Melbourne who were on the bus today. We went looking for the rest of the group, but gave up after half an hour and ended up having a couple of drinks at the bar. We were home at midnight, with the temperature still at 34ºC.
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