It's day 5, 6:30am in the morning

in Barcelona

and we are walking to the station

cause we need to catch the train

back to Catalunya

where we have to catch an Aerobus

to the airport

and then we're gonna head on to Madrid.

I just wanted to show you the street

it is so quiet here right now!

Jenny was just commenting on these tiles on the floor,

they make your luggage so loud!

From Barcelona to Madrid,

it is only 1 hour 20 minutes by flight.

We are in Madrid!

Woot!

It's so easy to get around Madrid,

the airport even has it's own Metro station.

For our stay in Madrid,

we chose to stay in another Airbnb apartment.

The apartment was so clean

and had everything we needed for our stay.

It was also in a really convenient location,

within walking distance to Plaza Mayor.

We even had 3 balconies,

which provided different viewpoints over the city.

*cackle*

*laughing*

Walked right past the lift...

It was about a 10 minute walk

from our apartment to Plaza Mayor.

Nearby we found this amazing local takeaway store.

Look at this guy,

squatting here on the street with his goodies.

A: Oh my god! W: What is it?

Calamari!

So, it's so simple

calamari on a bread roll.

I already had one of the calamari pieces,

they're so busy,

it's cooked fresh all the time.

You can see if you go to the window

there's like 3 big deep-fryers

just full of calamari

and the guy just packs 'em in.

So cheap!

2.70 euro.

What did you get?

A lollipop!

and what's this?

I don't know, something that looks yummy!

Yummy, yummy!

Is it like potatoes or something like that?

Not sure, it looks like potatoes.

But...I'm not sure...

J: Potato Potato W: Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, let us know!

It's hot!

Is it spicy?

I don't know.

Looks spicy!

It is potato.

It is just potato? Oh!

As this was our first time in Madrid

we decided to join a free walking tour.

Our guide took us through some of the back streets of Madrid

and told us a lot about the history of the city.

However...

we felt a bit like she was reading out of a textbook,

so we ended up leaving halfway.

That's the thing with free walking tours,

you pay what you think it's worth,

and do not feel obligated to stay for the entire thing.

Armed with a map, we went to explore the city on our own.

We ended up here,

at the Sabatini gardens,

Which has a beautifully landscaped,

maze-like garden

Now, we're just making our way to the market,

where we will have some food.

*puff* It's a bit of an uphill walk...

Look at this one, swinging past!

making it seem like it's nothing...

...and here I am, puffing out!

Here we are at Mercado de San Miguel,

one of the most popular markets among tourists in Madrid.

This market is not your traditional grocery market...

...instead, it is a gourmet tapas market.

mmm....so many choices!

Look! It's the Museum of Jamon!

Jamon is the Spanish word for ham,

and Spain is especially famous

for it's Serrano and Iberico hams.

Did you know?

Eating ham became a huge part of the Spanish culture

during the Spanish Inquisition,

when families would hang

huge legs of ham outside their house

to symbolize that they were Christian,

as Jews and Moors did not eat pork.

Leaving the dark history behind,

you will find that jamon is now a huge part of Spanish cuisine.

One can not come to Spain, without eating some jamon!

Look at all the goodness!

Look at all that goodness!

So, at the moment, we're at the museum,

but not any museum!

the best museum in the world, people!

That's right!

It's a meat museum!

W: Ham museum...

W: Jamon!

Sorry, it's a jamon museum.

They have a great deal here at the moment.

You get this,

well...

...ok, well, I'm trying to get the beer that's half drunk.

This one has a little bit more liquid in it...

...and you get that

and it's only 3.90 euro!

I'm so happy!

It's really tasty!

This is "homeless Jenny".

She's been homeless for a whole 5 minutes!

Welcome

to lollies!

lots and lots of lollies!

Woaaaah!

Woaaaah!

W: Hello Kitty! It's Hello Kitty!

We are at 100 Montaditos.

Everything here is 1 euro,

well, most things.

Olives!

Yum!

What's this one?

Pork jaw, but it's actually Pork cheek...

ok

...in red wine.

W: Yum! A: So, it's like pulled pork!

W: and it comes with a side of chips.

A: comes with a bit of chips,

W: and that was 1 euro?

A: 1 euro! plus this 1 euro!

so 2 euros

plus this 1 euro

plus this 1.50 euros

So, this...

was more expensive

than a beer!

A: Unbelievable! W: But, it's peach juice! and it's good peach juice.

So, we were lost for ages and we wandered into this hotel to get some directions...

A: You should of filmed the actual guy!

J: We ran into Sergio Fernando Gonzales! A: Gonzales!

W: he was...

an amazing person,

he gave us so many tips

and pointers, he wrote down all these different places to eat

for us so we don't have to wander around all lost.

A: Amazing! so we're gonna have, what are we gonna eat?

We're going to eat some...snails...

W: We're going to eat... A: Why are you filming the street?

So we're gonna eat snails,

we're also going to eat some...

sardines

grilled sardines!

and he recommended a few omellette places...

that were really good.

And, also, we found out you can get a suckling pig

oh yeh, that!

but the only place that has it is...

over 50 euros!

J: too pricey! W: and we're not really here for long enough

but, we will be back in Madrid,

and we will have that one day!

J: Thank you Sergio!

Did we ever tell you that we love collecting toys and figures?