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Aranjuez
... to Aranjuez. We arrived at about 10:00.
Although there were a few taxis at the train station, we opted to walk the one kilometer into town. As with any trip, the first order of business was to find a cafe for coffee and to use the aseos. We stumbled upon the indoor market. There was a small coffee kiosk in there, but we decided to find an outdoor cafe.
We walked out of the market and found ourselves in Constitution Square. ...
Our Spanish Fling!
... woman not far away in much the same pose, then a third leading a man out of Mc Donalds. Would you like fries with that? And it left me wondering… do they go into the men’s or the women’s?
And then, as quickly as it appeared as we entered Spain, it stopped as we left. The motorways became noticibly void of roadside women as we entered Portugal. Perhaps if I were there for longer, I would have had opportunity to ask a local Spaniard about ...
The land of Don Quijote
... is used as a musuem. The palace was amazing and the pieces were absolutely fabulous. (No pictures allowed.) I very much realized that maybe all the "girl looking for her prince" stories out there might have a point - I would love to have a 100-room summer home! ;)
Following the palace tour, we had some free time to explore the town. Some friends and I went in search of a produce market as this region is known for asparagus, strawberries, ...
Day of Rest
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I made my way home last night and finally put myself to sleep at 11:00PM. I didn't wake up until 12 hours later to a few emails from friends and family informing me that I rocked Spain when I landed with an earthquake in Murcia. Earthquakes in Spain are rare and thankfully it hit south of Madrid so all well here.
It was another nice day, approx. 70 degrees, so I put on my running attire and explored east. Passing the Palacio Real, the University, Temple Debod and ...
Eat, Drink and be Merry! for tomorrow we die.
... in the form of lunch. She says that generally the Spanish will skip breakfast, or perhaps grab a coffee or donut. (This is similar to the US right? I deduced that Spanish folks may have an exaggerated view of the scale of a typical American breakfast. I mean I don’t usually have time to eat on a weekday morning, and on the weekends I’m lucky to wake up within breakfast hours.) Lunch is a marathon, and dinner is something light, and I guess to some, ...
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