After downing our croissant an juice we lugged our packs a street over to our new hostel and set out to explore the city. Being a Sunday we thought it would be a good idea to check out the Sunday markets which is one of the musts for Madrid. It was certainly a spectacular sight with streets every which way lined with stalls and the alleys jam packed with people. I couldn´t resist buying myself a lovely leather bag as a Spain keepsake, the only problem being it stinks of cow. Following the market we ended up spending the majority of the remainder of our day wandering through the extensive Parque del Retiro which was originally used by the royal family but it was opened to the public in 1869 and is now one of Madrid´s most popular places to go and relax, particularly on Sundays where families make a day of wandering around admiring the various monuments, statues, gardens and water features, which is exactly what we did. While wandering the hundreds of paths that snake through the lush trees, you certainly don´t feel as though you are in Spain´s capital city. It is definitely a place you could easily spend many an hour picnicing, reading and people watching. We´d managed to work up an appetite after our meandering so while Nico watched our laundry Kelly and I were left to prepare us a home cooked meal in order to save some euros. A drink at a pub followed by gelato was the perfect way to finish off a pleasant (and safe) day in Madrid.
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