Spain Day 8

Wednesday, Nov 12 was a long day. We had to set our alarm and be out of the hotel by 8am. Turned out we took too much precaution and ended up having to wait at the bus stop for half an hour; but we made it. It was pouring rain again; boy, did we get wet.

The bus ride back to Madrid was pretty boring. There were only 5 other people on the bus. I read my book; Reuben listened to his MP3 player and watched the scenery pass by. The sun came out part way through. We stopped at the same rest stop only this time it was deserted.

Finally, we were back in Madrid around 2:30pm. We then tried to find out where to buy tickets or Segovia, which we wanted to do the next day (another hour outside of Madrid). It took us 2 hours to find and get to the right bus station to buy tickets for the trip. Then we trekked back to our original hotel and checked in again. This time our room was in the back of the hotel; which was a lot quieter for traffic noise. This is the view from our room.

After a bit of a rest, we went out and did some shopping. Then we went to a fancier restaurant that Tim and Esther had recommended with good food and decor but cheaper prices. It was called La Finca de Susanna. I had the most amazing tagliatteli with pesto for an appetizer. We shared a bottle of wine (only 6 euros for the whole bottle). Reuben had iberian steak with potatoes for a main course and I had an avocado salad with cod which was too fishy for my liking. Then we splurged on dessert. We didn't know what it would be because it was called Chocolate Tears with Ice Cream(they had an English menu) and it turned out to be truffles. Mmmm! They were so good.
After dinner, we walked down the historic Calle Mayor and tried to find a place that had a flamenco show. Our guide book told us of one just off the main street so we went there but it would've been 60 euros to see it; so we didn't. It was a really nice, warmish, dry evening. Then it was off to bed to be rested for our trip to Segovia the next day.