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Paul, Keri, and Europe

A 15 day trip, travelling to Barcelona, Munich, Lisbon, Sintra, Batalha …
It's long overdue.
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Unscheduled - Barcelona

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Barcelona, CT, Spain
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Searched on December 23rd, 2008, flying in to Barcelona on September 1st, 2009 would cost roughly $520 per person, or $1040 total.

Eurail Global Pass: 2 adults @ $ 1122.00 Unlimited train travel for 15 days period.

Decent hotels look to be available in the $85-100 range.
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The H10 Universitat Hotel is located approximately half a mile from Las Ramblas and Plaza Catalunya and approximately …
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H10 Universitat Hotel
ronda de la Universitat, 21
Barcelona, CT 08007
Spain
93-342-7850
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Barcelona's tribute to one of its adopted sons, this fabulous collection is displayed in three adjoining medieval pa …
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Barcelona Picasso Museum
carrer de Montcada, 15
Barcelona, CT 08003
Spain
+34 93 256 3000/+34 93 315 0102
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Began in the first century as a chapel, the construction of the present Gothic temple was initiated in 1928. The 16t …
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Cathedral of Santa Eulalia & Santa Cruz (La Seu)
Plaça de la Seu
Barcelona, CT 08002
Spain
+34 93 315 15 54
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Antoni Gaudí, the architect who built this jewel of Catalan modernism, wanted the facade to reflect his romantic and …
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Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
passeig de Gràcia, 92
Barcelona, CT 08008
Spain
+34 93 285 3834 (Tourist Information)
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A series of streets, joined together one after the other, that lead from Plaça Catalunya to the sea. The word rambl …
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Ramblas
La Rambla
Barcelona, CT 08002
Spain
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Gaudí began this utterly surreal temple in 1882 and it is still under construction. It was originally intended to be …
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Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família)
carrer de Mallorca, 403
Barcelona, CT 08013
Spain
+34 93 207 3031/+34 93 208 0414
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Unscheduled - Munich

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Munich, BY, Germany
Notes
Flights leaving Munich were considerably more expensive than either Brussels or London.

Nice hotels around $100.
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King's Hotel First Class is located approximately 150 meters from the central railway station and 22 miles from …
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Kings Hotel First Class
Dachauer Strasse 13
Munich, BY 80335
Germany
89-551870
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One of the oldest English-style landscape gardens and one of the largest municipal parks in Europe, the Englischer G …
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Englischer Garten
Englischer Garten
Munich, BY 80538
Germany
+49 89 3866 6390
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Marienplatz has been at the thick of things ever since the city was founded by Henry the Lion in 1158. It was once a …
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Marienplatz
Marienplatz 8
Munich, BY 80331
Germany
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One of the most significant Renaissance churches north of the Alps, St. Michael's was originally built for the Jesui …
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St. Michael's Church
Neuhauser Strasse
Munich, BY 80331
Germany
+49 89 2339 6500 (Tourist Information)
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In 1385 the ruling Wittelsbach family decided to erect a new palace as the Alter Hof had become too small for their …
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Residenz
Max-Joseph-Platz 3
Munich, BY 80539
Germany
+49 89 29 0671
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There is no real beach in Lisbon. It is not possible to walk from the hotel to the coast, will have to take a …More  
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Portugal
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Instead of laughing with Ronald McDonald at the car-jammed resorts, unroll your beach towel at Nerja. Somehow …More  
 

Unscheduled - Lisbon

the main castle of Lisbon. Free admission, open daily 9am to 6pm in October.
Thing to Do
Lisbon, Portugal
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Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites -- construction of which began in 1502 …
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Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
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Belem: Visit Mosteiro Jeronimos, Centro Cultural de Belem and try the most famous portuguese desert "pasteis de belen" (ask for the shop)
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built in the 19th century in the style of the Champs-Elysees in Paris, is the main avenue of the city. Today the …More  
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Unscheduled - Sintra

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In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined m …
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Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Sintra, Portugal
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http://www.frommers.com/destinations/por…

Try the famous queijadas de sintra

good day trip from lisbon
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Unscheduled - Batalha

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The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilian …
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Monastery of Batalha
Batalha, Portugal
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Unscheduled - Coimbra

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City
Coimbra, Portugal
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Unscheduled - Amarante

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City
Amarante, Portugal
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Unscheduled - Porto

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City
Porto, Portugal
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