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Day 4 in Madrid

Posted on May 23, 2019September 1, 2021 by Julie

By our last full day in Madrid we had already covered a lot of ground so we chose to sleep in a bit. Well worth it. When we finally started the day, we made our way to Restaurante Botín for lunch. Founded in 1725, it is the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation….

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Day 3 in Madrid

Posted on May 22, 2019September 1, 2021 by Julie

On our second to last day in Madrid we started out at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía to see Picasso’s painting Guernica. It is possibly the most famous masterpiece in the museum. (No pictures allowed, so click the link or google to see.) Then we made our way to the El Retiro…

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San Sebastián, Basque Country - Spain

Basque Country: San Sebastián

Posted on May 17, 2019July 29, 2019 by Nik

We left Hotel Marqués de Riscal and drove north through Basque Country to San Sebastián.  After thorough research and several recommendations we decided to stay two nights in San Sebastián over our other stops in Basque Country. San Sebastián is a resort town that sits on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, known for…

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Hotel Marqués de Riscal Elciego, Spain - Basque Country

Basque Country: Elciego and Marqués de Riscal

Posted on May 15, 2019July 21, 2019 by Nik

After landing in Bilbao, which probably had one of the nicest views during a landing, Julie and I picked up the rental car and drove about 90 minutes through Basque Country to Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain. I found out about this hotel while doing research on Bilbao.  Bilbao is home to the the…

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Barcelona Map - 2019

Barcelona Recap

Posted on May 13, 2019July 21, 2019 by Nik

The plan was to start in Barcelona since we visited last year and we could ease our way into the trip. Julie and I planned on spending some time at the hotel relaxing and then visiting the places we enjoyed last year as well as what we missed.  As you can see in the map…

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Barcelona & The Works of Antoni Gaudí

Posted on May 12, 2019July 21, 2019 by Nik

In our 2018 visit to Barcelona we only saw Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and so this trip we managed to see more of his works, starting with Park Güell. We booked an early entry time so we’d beat a lot of tourists and it worked. We took the train a few stops and then hopped a shuttle bus…

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