Spain
It’s that time again
We enjoyed our last fun day in Madrid and now are just boarding our last flight home to Seattle. So this was a more chill day. We started by getting coffee Pan y Peppilino’s cafe and then grabbing some delicious baked…
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Madrid exploring (oh and Toledo)
So I left off my last post on just getting to Madrid. We are fortunate enough to have a family friends daughter here on a study abroad program and so we had tons of local recommendations and a good first night tour…
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The end to a lovely vacation
My last post was before our flight to Barcelona. I am posting this as we sit on our flight back to Seattle from Amsterdam. Barcelona is familiar to both me and Harneet since we traveled here separately. If you are…
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Magnificent Granada
We got to Granada by train late afternoon yesterday. This trip wasn't a fully planned one, we booked a lot of the trip by looking at what was cheapest since it was last minute. And so we picked a hostel to stay in…
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Seville strolls
We got to Seville yesterday. We have both been here before so this was mostly just a stopover to relax for a night before heading over to Granada to see the Alhambra. We spent the evening yesterday and the day today…
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Adiós España + Bonjour Marrakech = still having fun
YESTERDAY Ok. I'm going to start with an admission. Yesterday when I still had a mild cough and had to find lunch somewhere, I had a few hours of missing home terribly. Traveling alone is fun and I'm definitely pushing…
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Day trip to Cordoba
Thanks to all for your good wishes. There's something to be said about positive vibes. I woke up feeling 90% better today. Last night, I even felt good enough to try my first Sangria in Spain (I know, it's shameful that…
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Slowly recovering while exploring
I hate falling sick especially while traveling so I spent most of yesterday and today trying to sleep this irritating cough off while taking some meds. Its a real pity since this hostel is actually pretty awesome.…
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I got to Seville today. Unfortunately, I caught a nasty cough somewhere along the way so this post is the "I'm OK and doing well post". I'll write more about what I did today in a combination post tomorrow. I'm going to…
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Last day in Barcelona
I tried to do way too much yesterday and was exhausted so decided to take it easier today. I did get in some sightseeing but took advantage of the buses and the metro. Someone had warned me that while hostels are cool,…
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Paella won
And it was the pretty awesome Paella. Bosque Palermo was highly recommended by the hostel but they sat parties of only two or more. Lucky for me, someone at the hostel from Saudi Arabia was looking for a dinner place…
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Hola Barcelona
I made it. I'm sitting in my room in Barcelona trying to resist the lure of sleep. It's been a long day with flights all morning but I wanted to make the most of my time here. So I checked in and headed out to see the…
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