去马德里中转 Transfer in Madrid

2022年5月17日，星期二，此次旅行的第29天

Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Day 29 of the trip.

今天又是一个旅行的一天，下午的飞机去马德里停留一晚，当初决定在那里停留一晚是因为葡萄牙的里斯本要求入境游客提供新冠测试，所以考虑到如果万一测试阳性了，去不了里斯本，至少可以在马德里继续我俩的旅程。

Today is another travel day. The afternoon flight was to Madrid for a one night stopover. The decision to stay in Madrid was because originally we were concerned about Portugal’s Covid entry requirements. If we tested positive, we would not be able to go. So this way we could at least continue our journey in Madrid. But, stay tuned!

新冠测试可以是72内的核酸检测或是24小时内的快速抗原检测，我俩酒店旁边的一个小药房Porter就可以进行测试，我俩选择了快速抗原检测，一共花费71欧元，7分钟出结果，非常快速和方便，阴性！可以去里斯本喽！不过那个医生就是手写了一个阴性的证明，希望没有问题吧。

The Covid test can be a PCR test within 72 hours or a rapid antigen test within 24 hours. Porter, a small pharmacy next to our hotel, can do the testing. We chose the rapid antigen test, which cost a total of 71 euros. The results came in 7 minutes, very fast and convenient, and negative! Great we can go to Lisbon! But the doctor just wrote the negative certificate by hand, I hope there is no problem.

到了机场第一件郁闷的事情就是瑞安航空的登记办理的系统出了问题，办理进行的非常之慢，每个人平均15分钟！排队排了好久才终于办理好了。其中还有一次我们队伍的窗口电脑彻底罢工，需要和另外一队共同使用一个窗口。

The first thing that was frustrating when we arrived at the airport was that there was a problem with Ryanair’s computer check-in system, and the process was very slow, with an average of 15 minutes per person to checkin! After waiting in line for a long time, things finally improved.

到了马德里机场，第二件郁闷的事情发生了。下了飞机，跟着取行李的牌子走，走着走着，走着走着，走到取行李区发现怎么没人呢？结果那个不是我们航班的行李区，问一个工作人员，说是要去第一航班楼里取。嗯？！？ 跟着机场的牌子还能走错？人生第一回！结果我俩飞速地走了好久才赶到那里，旋转行李台上只有孤零零的4个行李箱在那里等着，其他人早就走了，还好行李没丢。现在我俩都在问自己，怎么会发生这种情况？

After arriving at the Madrid airport, another ridiculous thing happened. We got off the plane, followed the signs for baggage claim, walked and walked to the baggage claim area and found that there was no one there? It turned out that it was not the luggage area of ​​our flight! We asked a staff member and we were told we needed to go to Terminal One – somehow we ended up in Terminal Two! What? Not sure how you can go so wrong following the signs at the airport? As a result, we walked very fast for a long time to get there. There were only four lonely suitcases left on the conveyer belt. Fortunately, the luggage was not stolen. Now we are both asking ourselves, how could this happen?

旅店距离机场很近，地铁一站地，结果到了地铁站发现这一站地两张票要11.5欧元！简直是抢劫啊！一般情况下一张票只要1.5欧，机场加了4.25欧元的什么机场费用。已经走累了的我俩，只能被抢劫了。气愤！

The hotel is very close to the airport, and our subway station is only one stop away. But the subway is a ripoff! Two tickets for one stop cost 11.5 euros! It’s just a robbery! Under normal circumstances, a ticket is only 1.5 euros, and the airport adds an airport fee of 4.25 euros.

今天中转的一天是郁闷的一天，也许当初的计划太小心了，希望明天一切顺利。

Today’s transit day was a tiring and frustrating day; maybe the original plan was too careful. I hope everything goes well tomorrow.