Tuesday, 27 May Up early for a seven o’clock taxi to the airport. The hotel had a bagged breakfast ready for us. Dolora and I found our gate and got coffees. Lots of soccer fans dressed in green and white flying to Zurich. Must be a big match. I think the green and white shirts…

Monday, 26 May Today was another good day to sleep in a little. Dolora and I strolled around after breakfast. I had not gotten tickets for the cathedral ahead of time and we knew that we would be standing in line. The cathedral opened at eleven and we got in line at ten thirty. It…

Sunday, 25 May Dolora and I met Diane and Tom at breakfast and decided to take a walk to the river together, On our way I snapped a picture of the outside of the Alcazar. The Alcazar was used in filming indoor and outdoor scenes for Game of Thrones. Every time we walk by, it…

Saturday, 24 May It was nice to sleep in this morning, I managed an extra half hour. Our tour was scheduled for noon so Dolora and I followed a route in our guidebook, Barrio Santa Cruz walk. The barrio was the Jewish ghetto before the Inquistion left the neighborhood to fall into disrepair, The area…

Friday, 23 May Dolora and I enjoyed the early shift breakfast and then went for a walk to a park and back to the New Bridge. We left Ronda for Sevilla with a coffee stop along the way. Arriving in Sevilla, we carried our bags to Hotel Doña María. Our hotel is next to the…

Thursday, 22 May Today was a short bus ride to Ronda, one of the white hill towns. After breakfast Dolora and I had a short ride arriving before one. Ronda has an old and new town with a gorge separating the two, The New Bridge was built I the late 1700s. The Old Bridge was…

Wednesday, 21 May Reminder – Photos do not show up in the email. Click “Read on Blog” and go to the bottom to see photos. Dolora and I toured the Alhambra today. After breakfast it was up, up and steeper up to the Justice Gate entrance to the Alhambra. The complex consists of palaces, a…

Tuesday, 20 May Today was spent heading from Madrid to Granada. After breakfast we headed to the bus at nine. Our first stop after about an hour and a half was a little town, Tembleque, for a look at the town square, a coffee and rest rooms. Another hour and a half before a stop…

Monday, 19 May Today’s breakfast was a bit of a disappointment. The same food as yesterday but no where to sit, tables with dirty dishes and not wiped off. Dolora and I waited and ended up at a table that had been emptied but not cleaned. Had to try to find silverware. At least the…

Sunday, 18 May After breakfast, Dolora and I were off to Toledo for the day. We took the Metro from in front of the hotel to the train station, Madrid Atocha. The Madrid Metro works the same as the DC metro. Find your line color with the correct endpoint and hop on. Four stops later…