Year: 2019

Thursday April 25, 2019 I did not sleep all that great and still am feeling pretty pekid this morning. We are out the door at 0745 for the 30 minute walk to the train station. My navigation is good through the turns and backstreets of Sevilla. Today’s train is a Talgo train which apparently is […]

Wednesday April 24, 2019 It is supposed to rain after 1000 so we are hoping for the best in our visit to the Royal Alcazar. We purchased our tickets on-line with a 1200 time to tour the Royal Apartments. We plan on getting in at the 0930 opening so we can beat the weather (hopefully) […]

Tuesday April 23, 2019 We start out today with a walk to the Museum of Fine Arts. This small museum celebrates some lesser known Spanish artists such as Murillo and Zurbaran. Theses painters along with Valasquez made Sevilla their home in its golden age of the 1600’s. They tried to make the spiritual world more […]

Monday April 22, 2019 It is time to leave Madrid and head to Sevilla. We get a free ride on the local train to the Atocha station. This saves us about 15 minutes of walking with our packs. It is a two and a half hour journey at 180 miles per hour on the fast […]

Sunday April 21, 2019 We do not stir until after 1000. Last night was a great evening but we are not sure we can stay up like this anymore. Add in the amount of alcohol we drank which has made us crave some food. We start out with the idea of maybe some pizza but […]

Saturday April 20, 2019 Our breakfast in Madrid routine is set. Carol makes coffee and I go to the Dia Supermarket right across the street and buy pastries. Today is jamon y queso ( ham and cheese) and a croissant covered in chocolate. Carols cafe con leche and a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice […]

Friday April 19, 2019 Last night, after looking at how to get to El Escorial, we realized that we would not have to walk back to the Atocha station because the local train stopped in Puerta Sol, 5 minutes from the apartment. We also looked on-line and saw that it was almost sold out until […]

Thursday April 18, 2019 We both slept pretty well last night. The weather has changed and it is raining when we get up. Not a big deal, as today is Prado day. We purchased our tickets in advance on-line, for today, and since it is an indoor event, let it rain, we don’t care. But […]

Wednesday April 17, 2019 We have breakfast, pack up, check out, and are out the door by 0925. Now that we know our way, and the fact that it is mostly downhill to the train station, we make it the 1.2 miles in 25 minutes. The only train that goes here is from Madrid and […]

Tuesday April 16, 2019 Another breakfast start, the fresh squeezed orange juice is really good. Time to start our day. The first stop today is the Santa Cruz Museum. The building itself is a former orphanage and hospital funded by Cardinal Mendoza upon his death in 1495. The facade of the building still has bullet […]