Nh Zurbano Hotel Madrid
Calle Zurbano 79-81 Madrid, Madrid, 28003, Spain and Canary Islands
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... Seville, Lisbon, Fatima, Salamanca, Avila and back to Madrid.
This tour has a good mix of hotels - some centrally located and others in the outskirts.
This is definately not a beach type vacation. Most of the time we will be up at 6:30am and on the road by 8:00am. We were quite compatible in terms of scheduling - there were a few complainers but overall all were punctual for all departure times.
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Kieran Versus Madrid (Take 2)
... unfortunately this never eventuated (the catching up bit) as I got distracted...
I try to do these tours whenever they're offered (except in Lisbon, due to obvious issues) cause they're great value and you get a heap of information (very little you actually remember) and some pretty funny stories. This time was no exception. Our guide was Matthew a Scot from Edinburgh who'd studied Spanish language, Spanish history and Spanish literature to form "a useless ...
The rain is Spain does fall mainly in the Plains,
... Kings and Queens and this museum was one of the nicest we have visited. After having seen a few dozen castles and cathedrals, we either make a quick pass or a detailed visit. This was a detailed visit; a copy of Newton’s "Principia" and Galileo’s " Galileo”, tapestries, detailed carvings on the ceilings, and beautiful views from the windows and galleries made it obvious why the site was chosen for a palace and fortress. The ...
Week 15 (Madrid, El Escorial, Segovia, and Toledo)
... there was a mix up with trains-the ticket guy ended up yelling at ME!...so I later submitted an online complaint and described his physical features!...and I ended up exploring Madrid instead. I had already been to the Prado and to the Thyssen museums when I had met my friend Ryan here for the day so I went to the Reina Sofia. Richard Serra has an exhibit there (he has a permanent exhibit at the Guggenheim in Bilbao-the HUGE iron waves and lines that you ...
Week 10 (Madrid)
... I got a bad feeling that it wouldn't come. There is a sign that says how long until the next train and I watched 2 trains pass going the other way and our sign still hadn't changed saying "train is leaving this station." I had about 20 minutes until my bus left so I made a [very very good] decision and left the metro and took a cab the rest of the way. If I had stayed on the metro I had 5 or 6 more stops to go and I definitely wouldn't ...



