Had a great few days in Madrid, the weather was good and our hotel was brilliant (especially for the money). It was more of a hostel really, very small but thankfully very clean and in a great location only about 50m from Plaza Mayor, the main square in Madrid. It is full of restaurants and bars with street performers etc. Madrid has a real European feel, it is just full of restaurants and cafes. Also loads of street entertainers, including a five piece band who were brilliant. We did the main sights, the Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor and also just wandered around. Best of all are the Tapas bars. Our favourite was Museo de Jamon which is basically a chain of cured meat shops with a bakery and each one also has a tapas bar serving
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