Sunday, August 28, 2011

around Madrid: Toledo

research:
day trip to Toledo from Madrid
every 30 min there is a train from Madrid to Toledo; travel time 30 min in 1 direction; costs 10.60e in one direction
MADRID-PUERTA DE ATOCHA
AVANT 06.50 07.23 33 min.
 08072 AVANT 07.50 08.23 33 min

Toledo - Mardid - last trains:














 08193 AVANT 19.25 19.58 33 min.


 08213 AVANT 21.30 22.03 33 min.


in Toledo:
Zoco Tren - a small train that does a 45-minute loop up the hill and through Toledo. The train leaves hourly and tickets are available from the tourist office.

cheapest accommodation found:
Hostal Toledo - 33/37 e
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Hostal-Toledo/Toledo/42258

web site:
http://www.t-descubre.com/es/portada/
(there is an interactive map)
http://www.t-descubre.com/images/plano_casco.pdf

main sights:
Alcazar - temporary closed (temporary since 2007 at least ;-) )
Cathedral de Toledo - 10:00-18:30, Sundays and holidays 14-18:30h; admission: 7 EUR - l Greco, Rubens, Zurbarán, Lucas Jordán, Vand Dick, Tristán, Goya…
iglesia de santo tome - 10.00h - 18.45h - 2.5EUR - late Wednesdays gratis
Museo de Santa Cruz - admission free - outside former Arab walls, 10-18:30 (Sundays closes at 2pm) - El Greco, Goya,... El Greco - La Asunción de la Virgen
Museo de El Greco - Mo-Sa 9:30 - 18:30h
Plaza de Zocodover



preps for Madrid

booked 2 weeks in Madrid: 10-24 of September, 2011


booked hostel:
Hostal Pacios
Calle Atocha 28 2nd floor A, Madrid, Spain
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Hostal-Pacios/Madrid/29700

other options:
Hostal Machin
Calle Valverde 9, 4, Madrid, Spain


Casa de Huespedes Dolcevita
Calle de San Bartolomé, 4 - 3° plan, Madrid, Spain
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Casa-de-Huespedes-Dolcevita/Madrid/5606

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Hostal-Condestable/Madrid/34075/

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Thursday, September 30, 2010

preps for Syria and Lebanon

books

The Bible

The Pillars of Hercules by Paul Theroux

The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali

Mark Twain - The Innocents Abroad

T E Lawrence - The Diary Kept by T. E. Lawrence While Travelling in Arabia During 1911, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, Revolt in the Desert

Abdelrahman Munif - Cities of Salt, Varations on Night and Day, The Trench


guide books

Lonely Planet:
Syria & Lebanon
Middle East