We are planning to take a two week trip to Spain during spring break next year. EEK! It’s NEXT year already!! Wow, how the time it does fly. And I thought I’d create a blog post just for it. It’s good to have a rough agenda of at least where you’ll be and to have … More so…….I’m going back to Spain
While planning our trip to Spain for May 2010, I read about the Real Jardín Botánico and could not believe that I never went there when I lived in Madrid as a student. I penciled it in for the end of our day at two of the three great art museums in Madrid. I was … More Real Jardín Botánico – Madrid, España
This post has been rolling around in my head for a while and I guess it’s finally time to write it out. What was “supposed” to be a magical day on our trip to Spain in May 2010, turned into the worst day of that trip unfortunately. It was my 50th birthday and the reason … More the worst day of the trip – Toledo, May 2010
At the end of August 1980 I embarked on a new journey. I went to Madrid to spend my junior year in college as part of a group of about 30 students from Cal State colleges. It was a momentous year, full of fun and new experiences. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t homesick, I certainly … More Madrid then and now
This is my second post about Madrid. The first one was me playing around to get a feel for posting in general and it can be found here: Me encanta Madrid Below are more pics of Madrid mostly taken on our trip there in March 2011.
Posada de la Villa is my favorite restaurant in Madrid. Okay, okay, so I haven’t been to that many restaurants in Madrid. But our first experience there in May 2010 demanded that we go back. We happened upon it quite by accident as we were looking for a place to eat. When I saw the … More Posada de la Villa – Madrid
One of my favorite cities ever is Madrid, España. Hubby and I were there in March 2011 to celebrate our 20th anniversary. We spent 3 nights in Málaga then the last 4 nights in Madrid. Ah…me encanta Madrid. Above is a great place for churros y chocolate. It really is as good as you’ve heard. … More Me encanta Madrid
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