Another very early start to a trip, up at 3am for our 4am bus from Whitechapel. Thankfully it arrived on time. Landed in Madrid around 10, then took the airport bus into town as the metro was being renovated. We were staying pretty centrally so we walked from the main bus terminal to our hostel. We were too early to check in so we left our bags and went looking for lunch. We found a really cool tapas bar, CafeterÃa Neila and had a selection of jamon, cheese, bread, beer, chorizo, mackerel and peppers. Was a really authentic little place (at least to us tourists). After lunch we walked around for a bit, grabbed a takeaway coffee, then went to the botanic gardens for a nice stroll around. They had an amazing collection of bonzai trees, and a very nice greenhouse. We were starting to flag after this so we went back to the hostel and checked in, then had a nap. Our room is pretty nice, small but quiet enough and the showers are very clean, so all good on that front. After our nap...