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Valencia - Day 1 - Lonja de Mercaderes and Iglesia de Santo Juanes
On the move again today. With our train to Valencia not until 1.15pm we took our time having breakfast and re-packing our suitcases. Checkout was at 11.00am so we stretched that to the limit leaving the...
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Madrid - Day 5 - A day trip to Toledo
This morning, we caught the Metro from Sol to Ventura Rodríguez then walked to the VPT office near Templo de Debod. We checked in and were given our boarding pass for the coach to Toledo. We walked over...
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Madrid - Day 4 - Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Templo de Debod, Basilica de San Francisco el Grande and Crypt of La Almudena Catedral
We did our ABCs today. Art, Basilica, Crypt … with a couple of other activities thrown in for good measure. This morning, we set off to the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza part of Madrid’s ‘Golden Triangle of...
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Madrid - Day 3 - A day trip to Ávila and Segovia
Today we took a coach tour to Ávila and Segovia. We really wanted to see the outstanding Roman aqueduct at Segovia and had planned to do a day trip on our own by train. However, Bernie found a guided day...