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Toledo Spain

We hopped on a train to take a brief day trip from Madrid to visit the medieval walled city of Toledo.

Madrid - Palacio Real and the Gran Via

Another glorious day with spectacular weather in Madrid. Mostly everyone (sadly not Julie) appear to be sleep and time adjusted. Sticking to one big tourism ...

Madrid - walking around, Reina Sofia

We are settled in our AirBnB in Madrid, joined by Julie’s two brothers and their spouses. The train and metro from the airport was easy and we were able to d...