April 2: Madrid to Toledo on the Fast Train

On Monday morning I had to drag myself out of bed at some ungodly hour like 7:00. We were aiming for the 9:20 fast train to Toledo, with 10:50 as a backup to ensure avoiding the disappointment of yesterday. We sat down to breakfast in our hotel as soon as it began at 7:30, and this time we had the place nearly to ourselves and enjoyed fresh scrambled eggs and warm croissants.We then checked out

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by Jour ~ Friday, April 13, 2007 0 comments

April 1: Spectacular Segovia

Above: Mountains, churches and rooftops at Segovia, Spain.On Sunday we had breakfast in our hotel's basement restaurant, which was served buffet-style and was good. There were even eggs and warm bacon available, which is unusual for the Continent. It was quite crowded and we ended up sharing a table with a nice older Spanish couple. We left feeling a little more full than we intended, but it

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March 31: An Evening in Madrid

Some Impressions of SpainThe first half of our trip was spent in central and southern Spain, which welcomed us with unseasonably cold weather the entire time. That was such a disappointment, but at least we had sunny Morocco to look forward to. And of course we had a good time anyway. This was the first time either of us had visited Spain, and as always some things turned out to be different than

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by Jour ~ Thursday, April 12, 2007 0 comments