Month: July 2007

  • SPAIN-Day Eleven

    Our last full day in Madrid. We had a leisurely day walking through the royal garden and enjoying the rosella. (the rose garden). For our late lunch we went to Wagaboo (Wallpaper) and had a fabulous meal of curry chicken, tuna pasta salad, spring rolls and samosas. We then walked around this neighborhood for a…

  • SPAIN-Day Ten

    Madrid is filled with museums and today we hit 2 of the most famous. We took the bus to Plaza de casiella and walked to Museo del Prado. This museum is the most famous in Madrid and is the home to works by Goya (Jeff liked Goya best), and many others. We took a museum…

  • SPAIN-Day Nine

    Today was planes trains and automobiles. We took the 3 hour train ride back to Seville, grabbed a cab to the airport and jumped on our flight to our final destination, Madrid. We landed in Madrid around 1:00. We were tired and hungry so Jeff stretched out for a bit while I relaxed and planned…

  • SPAIN-Day Eight

    Off to Granada. We took the renfe (train) for the 3 hour trip to Granada. Right after we checked into our hotel we headed off the view Al hambra. (On the list to become one of the 7 wonders of the modern world) The Alhambra had 3 main areas, general life which is the amazing…

  • SPAIN-Day Seven

    Today we took an excursion to Cordoba. Yet another beautiful town in Spain. There were many white buildings with hanging pots on the walls and typical Spanish wrought iron decks filled with flowers and plants. Here we had some tapas and sangria at one of our favorite little spots La Fragua. (this means metal worker)…