Above: Shannon in a face sculpture - Scary!!
After our difficult travel day and our decision to stay over in Madrid, we were very happy with our decision as we had no trouble booking a room when we got to Barcelona on Sunday. After a 4 hour early morning train ride we arrived in
Barcelona […]
Today was awful!! We tried to travel from Toledo to
Madrid to Barcelonia via train. We hiked down the huge city hill of Toledo with bags in tow to the distant train station. It was hot, hot, hot! My back was literally soaked with sweat! Once we arrived at the train station, the attendant told […]
This sure isn’t
Toledo, Ohio. Toledo is just a short bus ride south of
Madrid. The former captial of
Spain, the entire city was declared a national monument for good reason. It’s a labrynth of narrow, well-polished stone streets. As we walked down these alleyways, we could feel the history. […]
We love Madrid, Spain!! After 12 days in damp chilly weather we welcomed the warm sunshine in
Spain!! The weather in Madrid was
perfect. Probably 75 to 80 degrees and it cooled down nicely in the evenings. We stayed at a quite little Hostal (modest Spanish Hotel) in the Chueca region of Madrid owned by the […]
