Laters London - MC and JD's adventure back to NZ
Time to clear out our noisy lockers and pack our bags again this morning. A quick breakfast at the hostel before 11am check out and then stopped down the road for a more leisurely coffee before heading to the train station.
As it turns out ALL high speed trains need reservations so we had another couple of hours to kill trying to update this on the slowest internet ever in the train station. But what a treat, the train was lush and even played an English movie on the way to Madrid. We noted a top speed of 297kmph on the way there and enjoyed some great views of the Spanish countryside. As we headed inland the temperature steadily rose and we enjoyed a temperate climate inside the beautifully air conditioned train!
We spent a long time finding our way around the central train station in Madrid but finally managed to book a couple of our trains further in advance, as well as leave our big bags in storage overnight since we have an early start to get to Granada tomorrow.
Travel lessons
August 01, 2018
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Barcelona to Madrid, Spain
Time to clear out our noisy lockers and pack our bags again this morning. A quick breakfast at the hostel before 11am check out and then stopped down the road for a more leisurely coffee before heading to the train station.
As it turns out ALL high speed trains need reservations so we had another couple of hours to kill trying to update this on the slowest internet ever in the train station. But what a treat, the train was lush and even played an English movie on the way to Madrid. We noted a top speed of 297kmph on the way there and enjoyed some great views of the Spanish countryside. As we headed inland the temperature steadily rose and we enjoyed a temperate climate inside the beautifully air conditioned train!
We spent a long time finding our way around the central train station in Madrid but finally managed to book a couple of our trains further in advance, as well as leave our big bags in storage overnight since we have an early start to get to Granada tomorrow.
A success was remembering (and working out how) to weigh and price all our fruit and vegetables at the supermarket!! However we made it back to find that we were in for a unique dining experience. The hostel we are in only supplies plastic cutlery and plates, and no sharp knives! Crom did a great job of prepping all the vegetables with a pizza slice and we enjoyed some Spanish Omelette, vegetables and salami for dinner whilst enjoying watching everyone try to fit their food in the overflowing fridge, you really take a risk every time you open it and it seems to be a running joke amongst the guests!
A slightly earlier night to catch up on a few zzzzs.
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On our way!
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The second longest travel day... so far!
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What we came to Norway for
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Travelling through postcard worthy scenery
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The city of seven mountains
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Our first overnight train and Ryanair sucks
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Tiger Woods and Ellie Lock
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Scotland in the school holidays
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A sleep in and a distillery
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Island hopping in Scotland
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A Ben is a mountain
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Highland weekend
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Hopefully the earliest start of the trip
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Catalonian culture and Spanish summers
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Travel lessons
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The Moorish Kingdom in Europe
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Exploring sunny Granada
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Holy shit it's hot
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Seville round 2
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Back to Madrid
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Spanish Culture and 101 Montaditos
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Travel days and Swiss facts
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Toddlers and Mountains
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Cow fighting and Swiss horn orchestra
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À bientôt Suisse et ciao Italia!
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Back to the seaside!
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Wine tasting and the beach
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Scenic walk and the beach
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Falling Towers and the Renaissance
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Michael and David
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Florence round two
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Avoiding flying Italians
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Tour de Umbria
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Don't go chasing waterfalls between 1 and 3pm
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Saints and signal failure
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Floating city and random catch ups
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Sunsets, pasta and tiramisu
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Ciao Italia, zdraveĭ Bŭlgariya
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More Romans and the Ottomans
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Balkan bites
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Victory Day!
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The oldest city….we have visited
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Pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove
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Living in caves
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Sun comes up, sun goes down
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Hiro tour let’s go!
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It’s a party in the sky with Turkish Airlines!
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Corn, fish sandwiches, and the art of bargaining
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The longest travel day by far
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Chilling and a cultural education
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Famous graves and forest walks
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Living like a local
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Escaping the city
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New York, New York!
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Bagels and memorials
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Old faces and sexy shoes
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J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS
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Green space in a concrete jungle
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“Bonus” night in NYC
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Toronto!
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We can play dodgeball!
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The bright lights of the big waterfall
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Roughriders and Whiskey
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The Sunshine State
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Going to the zoo zoo zoo
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California Sunsets
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I feel the need, the need for speed!... and shopping!
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Beverley Hillbillies
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A day at the beach
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Escape to suburbia
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Back to the hustle
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Last day on tour
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The most beautiful country in the world
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