Hi All, I plan on making entries into the journal from the travel journals that we wrote on our trip. This hopefully will keep the entries fresh and ...
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Hi All, I plan on making entries into the journal from the travel journals that we wrote on our trip. This hopefully will keep the entries fresh and spontaneous (although technically late entries hehehe). I am pairing photos with the journal entries, but unfortunately they have to be small or they are really bad quality. To see the photos larger (and good quality), click on the view all button in the trip photo album above. Day 1 is the easy entry. Travel day. The only comments I can muster about travel day are.....the flight is too long, the seats are too small, team VT gets real tired (code ...
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It should have been a really bad sign when the check-in guy at Toronto Pearson said "I don't see any reservation for your connecting flight in New ...
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It should have been a really bad sign when the check-in guy at Toronto Pearson said "I don't see any reservation for your connecting flight in New York". It wasn't any more reassuring when the check-in person at LaGuardia told us that they didn't have any record of us (or our luggage) being routed to our connecting flight. But after a lot of begging and pleading, us (and our bags!) are in Madrid, Spain. The cab from the Barajas airport to our hotel was about 30€ (there was a long line at the cab stand, but it moved fast). Took a long, jet-lag induced siesta, and joined the fray at around 6pm. ...
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1pm Sunday 2nd Sept. Uploaded a couple of test pics, just because I could. Also trying out the journal, even though tomorrow marks the real start of ...
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1pm Sunday 2nd Sept. Uploaded a couple of test pics, just because I could. Also trying out the journal, even though tomorrow marks the real start of the trip. Haven't started packing yet, but reckon it will all be over and done in about 20mins tonight... famous last words? Plan is to take the absolute minimum possible.. then take a little bit less!.. hmm.. lets try the pics.. better get this working before we're on the road. This was taken by Sports-Pix.com during my recent running of the 2007 Pub 2 Pub. Was a beautiful day starting at Dee Why beach and ending at the Newport Arms Hotel(Pub). C...
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Established in 1989, the Hotel Villa Real was designed to embody the splendour of 19th Century Spanish classical architecture. The
hotel interior continues the classic theme with period furniture throughout. In addition, there is a magnificent collection of Roman ...
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The Francisco I Hotel is located in the center of Madrid surrounded by historical and artistic monuments and is within
minutes of Madrid?s famous tourist attractions. It is a traditional hotel, carefully maintained with an excellent bar and restaurant. ...
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This is an old fashioned three star hotel with antiquated decor and furniture in its spacious bedrooms. Its location between
Gran Via and Puerta del Sol means that it's surrounded by shops, restaurants, cinemas, bars and theaters. It makes ...
Located in the heart of Madrid, the Westin Palace features upscale lodgings and is approximately nine miles from Madrid Barajas Airport. Local ... More
The Tryp Ambassador provides a great place to stay. Staff could not have been any more pleasant and helpful. They consistently went the extra mile in ...More
There's an old-fashioned air about this traditional-style hotel. The bedrooms are decorated with dark wooden furniture, the floors are carpeted and ... More
Established in 1989, the Hotel Villa Real was designed to embody the splendour of 19th Century Spanish classical architecture. The hotel interior ... More
We stayed at the Occidental Miguel Angel and went to see the Real Madrid - Bilbao game. The staff at the hotel we fantistic and we enjoyed one of the ...More
My husband and I spent the first half our honeymoon here and LOVED it. Beautiful marble floors throughout the lobby and main floor. The room was ...More
This is a beautiful design hotel in a great part of town. Ideal location with shopping and great restaurants near by. Problem is... it's not a service ...More
The location of this hotel was just right for us. About 20 minutes by bus from the Playa Major - we enjoy staying out of city centres - but soon got ...More
This is an old-fashioned three-star hotel with antiquated decor and furniture in its spacious bedrooms. Its location between Gran Via and Puerta del ... More
We stayed at Hotel Intur Palacio San Martin for a week, and will stay there again on any future trips to Madrid. The location is absolutely perfect - ...More
The Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo is located in the heart of Madrid, between the Gran Via, the Royal Palace, and the Plaza Mayor. The hotel offers safe ... More
At Madrid's busy Velazquez and Goya streets, the Adler occupies an old palace from 1884. Completely refurbished and equipped with the most modern ...More
The whole hotel is of a modern stylish design ,it's ver cool!!Excellent location if you don't mind the walk (20mts) into main centre. you can walk to ...More
I absolutely loved staying in this hotel. The room we were put into initially was small but we were moved upon request to a larger room overlooking ...More
The prices are low and the location is good, but the bedrooms are cramped and the decor is more than a little out-of-date. It's a three-star hotel in ... More
This Tryp in Madrid is located approximately seven miles from the city's center, features 93 rooms, and is two miles from Barajas International ... More
The hotel was clean but the service was absolutely dreadful for the price! Extremely surly and often rude staff (particularly the head waiter at ...More
Our first stay in Madrid was in the Emperador Hotel. The hotel was comfortable enough although we had to ask for our room to be changed as it was tiny ...More
This modern, 15-story hotel offers excellent accommodations and conference facilities. In fact, many political and social clubs use it as their ... More
FOOD/EATING: We arrived on Easter weekend, so many restaurants, etc. were closed but there was a little supermarket just down the road (same quiet ...More
It is a nice hotel with pleasant staff, breakfast included was about as close to U.S. style I have seen. The rooms are air conditioned, and the beds ...More
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