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Spain

A trip from November 19, 2005 to November 28, 2005
10 day trip combining train and car rental through Spain … More  
10 day trip combining train and car rental through Spain. The itinerary starts with train Madrid - Cordoba - Sevilla. Then goes on by car, from Sevilla - Merida - Trujillo - Caceres - Salamanca - Tordesillas - Medina del Campo - Coca - Segovia - La Granja de San Ildefonso - Avila - Toledo and ends up with three nights in Madrid. It was a fun trip, that allowed us to see half of Spain (roughly).
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11/19/2005 to 11/28/2005
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Sat 11/19/05 (day 1)

Pictures from Cordoba
Cordoba is a beautiful city, with rapid access from Madrid via AVE
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Sat Nov 19 1:00pm - Sat Nov 19 5:00pm
 
Pictures from Sevilla
Sevilla was much warmer than the rest of Spain. We also had lots to see and do - from the Cathedral to the Torre del Oro
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Sat Nov 19 7:00pm - Sun Nov 20 11:00pm
 

Sun 11/20/05 (day 2)

Pictures from Sevilla (continued)
This is the same set of pictures from the previous day.
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Sun Nov 20 10:00am
 

Mon 11/21/05 (day 3)

Merida - pictures
Merida has the most Roman ruins out of Italy
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Mon Nov 21 12:00pm - Mon Nov 21 4:00pm
 
Trujillo - Pictures
Trujillo is a small, yet very charming town, home to most of conquistadores.
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Mon Nov 21 5:00pm - Tue Nov 22 10:00am
 

Tue 11/22/05 (day 4)

Caceres - pictures
Caceres is larger than Trujillo and Merida, and it is full of history.
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Tue Nov 22 9:00am - Tue Nov 22 2:00pm
 
Salamanca
Salamanca was once the home of Europe's best University. Until the inquisition came in.
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Tue Nov 22 6:00pm - Wed Nov 23 9:00am
 

Wed 11/23/05 (day 5)

Medina del Campo
famous castle in the middle of a small village.
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Wed Nov 23 10:00am - Wed Nov 23 1:00pm
 
Coca
Small village with a great castle and tower.
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Wed Nov 23 1:00pm - Wed Nov 23 2:00pm
 
Segovia
Segovia has a famed Roman aqueduct and the castle that inspired Disney.
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Wed Nov 23 3:00pm - Wed Nov 23 6:00pm
 
La Granja de San Ildefonso
Some Bourbon king had a copy of Versailles gardens built here. It came with an amazing castle, summer residence …More  
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Wed Nov 23 8:00pm - Thu Nov 24 11:00am
 

Thu 11/24/05 (day 6)

Avila
Avila is famous for its well-preserved city walls.
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Thu Nov 24 2:00pm - Thu Nov 24 4:00pm
 
Toledo
Nice, yet a bit overrated. Too close to Madrid, too crowded
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Thu Nov 24 5:00pm - Fri Nov 25 11:00am
 

Fri 11/25/05 (day 7)

Madrid
The Museums are a must, and the weekend crowd beats the New York City crowd on New Year's Eve.
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Fri Nov 25 10:00am - Mon Nov 28 10:00am
 
 
 
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