Madrid has been a great city to explore. It's very lively and modern, and we've loved all the green spaces; Madrid Rio, Casa de Campo and El Parque de Buen Retiro being firm favourites.

We got to hang out with our old friends Irena and Matti (who are travelling around Spain in a cool converted van), and caught up with new friends Enrique & Judith (who we met a few months ago in Sevilla), who were very patient while we practised our Spanish. ¡Muchas gracias amigos!

Glo's mum flew out for a few days and our friend Sam also joined us for a long weekend - 3 weeks in the capital de España went by quickly.

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Plaza Mayor - Madrid photo gallery
Plaza Mayor
We caught up with Matti and Irena - Madrid photo gallery
We caught up with Matti and Irena
Lunch with Enrique, Judith and Ruth - Madrid photo gallery
Lunch with Enrique, Judith and Ruth
Casa de Campo - Madrid photo gallery
Casa de Campo
An adult dinner with Irena and Matti - Madrid photo gallery
An adult dinner with Irena and Matti
With Por-Por in Plaza España - Madrid photo gallery
With Por-Por in Plaza España
Inside the awesome @vancrushers tiny home - Madrid photo gallery
Inside the awesome @vancrushers tiny home
We finally got to check out @vancrushers - Madrid photo gallery
We finally got to check out @vancrushers
We're on a boat - Madrid photo gallery
We're on a boat
We're on a boat - Madrid photo gallery
We're on a boat
Wandering through El Parque de Buen Retiro - Madrid photo gallery
Wandering through El Parque de Buen Retiro
Rooftop dinners now that it's warmer - Madrid photo gallery
Rooftop dinners now that it's warmer
A picnic in Casa de Campo with Por-Por - Madrid photo gallery
A picnic in Casa de Campo with Por-Por
A picnic with Judit, Enrique and Ruth (we met them months ago in Seville) - Madrid photo gallery
A picnic with Judit, Enrique and Ruth (we met them months ago in Seville)
Sam came to visit! - Madrid photo gallery
Sam came to visit!
¡listas a viajar! - Madrid photo gallery
¡listas a viajar!
We did a bike tour on an unseasonably freezing day. The poor girls! - Madrid photo gallery
We did a bike tour on an unseasonably freezing day. The poor girls!