http://www.lasepulvedana.es
day trips from Madrid:
http://gospain.about.com/od/madri1/qt/madriddaytrips.htm
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Spain - buses, day trips, etc useful links
buses from Madrid:
http://www.lasepulvedana.es
day trips from Madrid:
http://gospain.about.com/od/madri1/qt/madriddaytrips.htm
http://www.lasepulvedana.es
day trips from Madrid:
http://gospain.about.com/od/madri1/qt/madriddaytrips.htm
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
El Escurial - 15-Sept-2011
yep, I should have went there using the free entry possibility on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the evening instead of paying 10e for visiting the palace. compared to Aranjuez - it has much more to offer to the visitors - collections of fine art paintings - why I get dizzy every time when I visit a gallery; panteon de los reyes - chambers where Spanish kings and other noble persons are buried - if somebody finds it interesting; a cathedral and a library
but still - beside visiting the palace there is not much to do; taking pictures was not allowed at all, although that according to Lonely Planet at least in the museum it should be allowed to take picture; yep forgot to mention the museum displaying according to the guide book how the palace-monastery was built - but in my opinion all these plans are of interest to architects only
didn't see much in the town centre - it was again siesta time; the restaurants and cafeterias were open and full of people though; I harried up to catch the train - there is one train per hour only
time to pack and prepare myself for the trip to Salamanca and Avila
it was a mistake to book only one night in Salamanca... and I will catch siesta time in Avila...
will see
maybe the most interesting thing this day was - seeing all those students - it seems that school years starts here also on September, 15th. so, there were many many students, dressed in uniforms, playing in front of the palace
but still - beside visiting the palace there is not much to do; taking pictures was not allowed at all, although that according to Lonely Planet at least in the museum it should be allowed to take picture; yep forgot to mention the museum displaying according to the guide book how the palace-monastery was built - but in my opinion all these plans are of interest to architects only
didn't see much in the town centre - it was again siesta time; the restaurants and cafeterias were open and full of people though; I harried up to catch the train - there is one train per hour only
time to pack and prepare myself for the trip to Salamanca and Avila
it was a mistake to book only one night in Salamanca... and I will catch siesta time in Avila...
will see
maybe the most interesting thing this day was - seeing all those students - it seems that school years starts here also on September, 15th. so, there were many many students, dressed in uniforms, playing in front of the palace
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Alcala de Hernares - 14-Sept-2011
actually the plan was to go to Toledo
could sleep well because of a group of Polish girls who think they are the only persons in the world
so arrived late at the train station, I saw again that it is not possible to buy a ticket from the vendor machines with Visa Electron card; also the train to Toledo is AVENTI - it requires a registration for the way to Toledo and back; couldn't risk to pay the ticket and then to miss the train; so I went back to Cercanias and bought a ticket to Alcala de Heranes instead
I had read that this city is a small Salamanca; it was a nice surprise though, especially after the previous day in Aarnjuez where there is nothing to do (beside the castle of course). In contrary, Alcala de Heranes is a very pleasant small city full of life (not exactly true at siesta time when almost everything is closed); very good tourist information - map + working times of all sites; guided tours; almost everything is possible to be visited for free; had a breakfast for the first time on this stay in Spain - cafe + tostada; had a guided tour at the university (55 min in Spanish) and another one in the Palace of Laredo (I was the only tourist at Laredo Palace) - combined ticket 5.50e; climbed the tower of the cathedral for 2.50e - again the only tourist; visited the birth house of Cervantes for free; visited the archeological museum for fee - this is the best archeological museum I've been to; actually it doesn't have much to do with archeology - it is a mixture of archaeological museum + museum of human history + history of Spain; but it is very interactive, lots of multimedia materials; Archbishop's Palace is not open to public but it is where Christopher Column was introduced to the Queen for the first time from what I read; a lot of colleges, churches, beautiful buildings; almost everything is in red and the sky was very spectacular
an amazing tour!
could sleep well because of a group of Polish girls who think they are the only persons in the world
so arrived late at the train station, I saw again that it is not possible to buy a ticket from the vendor machines with Visa Electron card; also the train to Toledo is AVENTI - it requires a registration for the way to Toledo and back; couldn't risk to pay the ticket and then to miss the train; so I went back to Cercanias and bought a ticket to Alcala de Heranes instead
I had read that this city is a small Salamanca; it was a nice surprise though, especially after the previous day in Aarnjuez where there is nothing to do (beside the castle of course). In contrary, Alcala de Heranes is a very pleasant small city full of life (not exactly true at siesta time when almost everything is closed); very good tourist information - map + working times of all sites; guided tours; almost everything is possible to be visited for free; had a breakfast for the first time on this stay in Spain - cafe + tostada; had a guided tour at the university (55 min in Spanish) and another one in the Palace of Laredo (I was the only tourist at Laredo Palace) - combined ticket 5.50e; climbed the tower of the cathedral for 2.50e - again the only tourist; visited the birth house of Cervantes for free; visited the archeological museum for fee - this is the best archeological museum I've been to; actually it doesn't have much to do with archeology - it is a mixture of archaeological museum + museum of human history + history of Spain; but it is very interactive, lots of multimedia materials; Archbishop's Palace is not open to public but it is where Christopher Column was introduced to the Queen for the first time from what I read; a lot of colleges, churches, beautiful buildings; almost everything is in red and the sky was very spectacular
an amazing tour!
Aranjuez - 13-Sept-2011
a day trip from Madrid
beside the palace there is no much to see though
have walked out Isla park
back to Madrid visited Retiro park
beside the palace there is no much to see though
have walked out Isla park
back to Madrid visited Retiro park
Monday, September 12, 2011
Madrid - 12 Sept 2011
a walk - Palacio Real, Calle Alcala, Calle Cervantes, etc
siesta
Caixa Forum, Botanic Garden, Reina Sofia
siesta
Caixa Forum, Botanic Garden, Reina Sofia
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Madrid - 11 sept 2011
Museo de Americas
Templo de Debod
walking - Placa de Espana, Puerta de Sol, Grand Via, Plaza Mayor
Museo Prado
walking
walking,dinner
Templo de Debod
walking - Placa de Espana, Puerta de Sol, Grand Via, Plaza Mayor
Museo Prado
walking
walking,dinner
