Lima: Grey, Strange, and Way Too Big

Transatlantic

Getting to Lima was slightly easier for our two little Monkeys than getting to Madrid had been. Luckily they did not need to hitchhike as they’d found a cheap open-jaw flight over the Atlantic.

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Madrid: Europe's Big Mystery

Jardines de Sabatini. View of the Palacio Royal de Madrid (Royal Palace of Madrid)

Madrid is with nearly 3.3 million people the third biggest city within the European Union, the capital of the Reino de España and the seat of the Spanish Royal family. Despite these facts is Madrid relatively unknown to many people. Reason for this is probably the lack of an outstanding landmark. Rome has the Colosseum. London has the Big Ben. Moscow is home to the Kremlin and Berlin to the Brandenburg Gate. Even Barcelona has more sights attracting the average traveller. But Madrid? What can you find in Madrid? - A good question!



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By Thumb Express to Madrid

View Hitch Madrid in a larger map

It was a Sunday in August 2013 when Bimbino and Bambina started their big South America adventure. Bambina had found a cheap flight to South America via Holiday Pirates, a blog that is specialized on cheap offers for travelers: 306 Euros for an open-jaw flight, Madrid – Lima, Lima – Frankfurt. The only question remaining was how they would get from Germany?

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