On our last night in Madrid, while we were enjoying some amazing Iberian ham, I mentioned something to Daina that … More
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Morocco to Madrid 27: Toledo
So after the craziness that was yesterday morning, it was nice to be able to just head to Atocha, get … More
Morocco to Madrid 26: Segovia
Today started with a massive stab to the wallet. Now, our past two vacations, I’ve brought my “old” iPhone 4 … More
Morocco to Madrid 25: Royal Madrid
I want everybody to realize that, if I had wanted to, I could have probably jacked up the hit count … More
Morocco to Madrid 24: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia & MuseoThyssen-Bornemisza
So, yes, we did two of Madrid’s “Big Three” galleries back to back. In retrospect, good idea not to do … More
Morocco to Madrid 23: Museo del Prado & Parque del Buen Retiro
Well, we got the big one out of the way. Madrid has three big art galleries, and the biggest most … More
Morocco to Madrid 22: Granada to Madrid
TRANSIT DAY!!! Going to give some credit where credit is due. Past two cities, we’ve been staying in 1-Star hotels … More
Morocco to Madrid 21: Alhambra
I find there can be a bit of a Law of Diminishing Returns for popular tourist sites. The more popular … More
Morocco to Madrid 20: Granada
Before leaving Malaga this morning, we hit a city institution, Casa Aranda, a place so well known for churros that … More
Morocco to Madrid 19: Gibraltar
I am a gross, sweaty mess right now. Backstory. One of the best indicators of a great travel partner, platonic, … More
Morocco to Madrid 18: Malaga
We hit Malaga pretty hard yesterday, covering a lot of distance, so we figured that today was a day to … More
Morocco to Madrid 17: Malaga
“Change of Pace” sums things up nicely today. Daina and I had an interesting conversation about how, if our trip … More
Morocco to Madrid 16: Tangier to Malaga
TRANSIT DAY!!! And holey moley it was an exhausting one! Once we get to Madrid, we’ve got an apartment, with … More