Granada - Madrid

GRANADA

0920hr took a taxi to Bus station for 10eur.

Bus station is further than Train station from City centre.

MADRID

I bought ALSA bus ticket 120 days in advance for 10.39eur (including luggage insurance) from Granada to Madrid. The bus arrived at Mendez Alvaro Station and took a metro to Gran Via.

 10 metro/ bus ticket (Zone A) for 12.20eur

Usual price for per ticket is 1.50-2eur

I was wrong to follow google map instruction to take train then transfer to metro. Luckily I checked with the metro office and just get in metro and transfer metro. basically metro in Madrid can bring you almost everywhere. Download their metro app and it is very useful.

The numbers indicate the line of the metro, you need to know the number before you can lcoate the platform. The metro system is confusing but you will get over it after 1-2 days.

CALLE FUENCARRAL, CHUECA

Lively, hip, interesting street that very popular with LGBT and LGBT friendly shops.

Fashion with  young touch: Mango, Levi's, Sfera, Double Agent, other Tiffosi, local fashion and many shoes shops.

Down the road on GRAN VIA: Zara, Primark, Pull and Bears, Springfield, Stradivarius, Massimo Dutti, Desigual...

Further down to PUERTA DEL SOL: El Corte Ingles, Official Real Madrid Shop, plenty of Cafes and Restaurants. 

HOSTAL CASA BUENO

144.40eur for 6 nights (book direct with them with an early bird 5% discount).

Small private room with bathroom. Very basic room with TV, wardrobe and side table. Housekeeping everyday and towel change everyday. 

Tucked in the centre of Calle Fuencarral. 2 mins walk to Gran Via metro. 

Lively and fantastic location!

CALLE HORTALEZA, 30

The street next to my hostal, found a cafe that served nice desserts.

OITA CAFE

LEMON MERINGUE TART (3.50eur)

 

EARL GREY TEA (2.50eur)

MERCADO SAN ANTON

High end market place in Chueca.

PUERTA DEL SOL

The main square in Sol. This place is very happening even in the midnight.

Long Q in this Chinese fast food, probably it showcase the way they frying?

It seems very popular but comparing what we had in sg, there is still long way to go.

WALK THE WOK

I had a egg noodles with Shanghai sauce (4.95eur), prawn (2eur), garlic topping (0.50eur)

A base noodle + ingredients + topping (optional).

Total: 7.45eur 

MUSEO DEL JAMON

A very popular place for people to eat and buy jamon. 

Very reasonable price list. I had never tried before, the place is always very packed with tourist.

MERCADO DE SAN MIGUEL

A very popular mercado for locals and tourist. This is the bigger mercado I had been comparing to the rest I went.

Lots of varieties of food and seafood but some of the price as of restaurant.

Had the Octopus and Mousse caviar for 1eur each. Nothing spectacular.

Look nicer than taste :)

 

Saw at least 20 stalls by African selling imitation goods in Sol square.

The 4 corners of the base cloth is attached with a string and will be wrapped up when pulled, so when police come, they will pull and go.

TOBACCO SHOP