¡Madrid!
Another Camino on the horizon, this time our fifth, this time the reverse, the Finisterrana, this time only four days instead of our typical 5-day 100 kilometer treks through Galicia.
Once again choosing Madrid to get over jet lag, but a shorter stay this time, one enhanced by fresh air, sunshine, the visit of a Valencian friend, and two very memorable meals (and we highly recommend Gala for dinner and Allégorie for.lumch and dinner- superb food, splendid creativity, delicious ingredients and excellent service, and yes, of course, irresistibly good deals for the quality of the wonderful meals.)
Another nice stay at the IHG Voco Madrid Retiro property, at least for those of us with diamond elite status, which also gifts us their really good breakfast buffet. We used Chase Anniversary night certificates plus 6000 points each night. Like most other big and beautiful world cities, Madrid’s lodging prices have also crept up quite a bit over the years. But no complaints! We are grateful. Period.
The flight was not quite free. Lufthansa charges a lot for taxes and fees, and have done so since even before the recently spiked fuel surcharges. Ja, we flew to Munich before Madrid, but, that extra time gave us the opportunity to better recover from jetlag.
SCQ, the airport at Santiago de Compostela, is closed for a month or so,( addition of a new runway), expansion of entire airport, so we’ll take the high speed train. 3 and a half hours. Buen viaje.😉
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