Cordoba; Tuesday, 13 March, 2012

For once an utterly uneventful trip to the airport (other than the usual rush hour crush) and bang on departure time the fully loaded plane pushed back, a quick trip to the end of the runway, and then off into the misty skies of a London day.

Having arrived in Madrid, made my way to the hotel and checked in, I wandered out to the main street to pick up the hop-on-hop-off sightseeing bus.

Despite it already being 6pm the buses were still running for another couple of hours, so I was able to take in all the sights of both the routes available, including some stunning views of Madrid at night.

At 10pm, I popped back to the hotel to freshen up and then headed back out towards the Puerta del Sol to grab some dinner.

Just before midnight I wandered back to the hotel and a good night’s sleep.