Last time we were in Santander it was nightime and raining so we didnt really get a chance to have a look at the place, this time we've got a bit of time on our hands before hitting the rails to Madrid. Santander is not a bad place at all, what I most liked about it was lots of independent shops, the hustle bustle and a pretty easy going manner of the people there. Everyone is well dressed and I didnt see anyone out in the supermercados in their pyjamas, like I s...

We awake to another wet and windy morning in Santander - do the usual thing, shower, get our stuff together and head off to the Station. It's a breakfast of local scran and a coffee. We then head through security to the train station - yes you now have to get your bags x-rayed and all that stuff - this is due to the train bombings in 2004. We then waited for the train as the hall filled up - I noticed a few Mainland Chinese had showed up, these are the nouveaux ...