Madrid - short version

We were in Madrid Saturday to Monday. We saw the historical sites and met other toursits. This picture is the first on in Madrid, at the Metro station.

Madrid - version corta. Estuvimos en Madrid de sabado a lunes. Vimos los lugares turisticos y conocimos a otros turistas. Esta foto es la primera en Madrid, al frente de la estacion del Metro.

Arrival / Llegada

This is my first sighting of Europe. I believe it is Portugal, after closing the Atlantic from Newark airport. Phil and I had planned this trip years ago but difficulties, mostly economic, got in the way. Finally, we were on the plane and less than an hour from landing on Spain. Phil has visited before, in the late 80's. For me, it's the first time out of the Americas.

Esta es la primera vez que veo a Europa con mis propios ojos. Creo que veo a Portugal, despues de haber cruzado el Atlantico desde el aeropuerto de Newark. Phil y yo habiamos planead este viaje hace mucho, pero dificultades, mas que todo economicas, no lo permitieron. Al fin, estamos en el avion y a menos de una hora de aterrizar en España. Phil vino al fin de los años 80. Para mi, es la primera vez que salgo del continente americano.

Spain trip - medium version

Spain trip - medium version

Phil and I went to Spain over 2 weeks in October of 2006. We visited 10 cities. In order, Madrid, Segovia, Salamanca, Leon, Burgos, Bilbao, Pamplona, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla, and back to Madrid.

The plan, completed successfully, was to hit all the historical sections of those cities. Of particular interest were sites related to El Cid Campeador, the great Spanish hero. We both wanted to get in touch with our Iberian roots.

Each city will have its own entry, with some having more than one entry.

Viaje a España - version mediana

Phil y yo viajamos a España por dos semanas en octubre de 2006. Visitamos 10 ciudades. En orden: Madrid, Segovia, Salamanca, Leon, Burgos, Bilbao, Pamplona, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla, y otra vez Madrid.

El plan, completado en forma stisfactoria, era visitar todas las secciones historicas de esas ciudades. Nos interaba mucho ver lugares donde El Cid Campeador estuvo. Los dos queriamos acercarnos mas a nuestras raices Ibericas.

Cada ciudad tendra su propio blog, y algunas tendran mas de una entrada.

The short version (originally in Livejournal)

Phil and I went to Spain over 2 weeks in October of 2006. We visited 10 cities. We had a great time. There's lots of pictures and some video. If you want to see more, see more posts here.

Viaje a España - version corta

Phil y yo viajamos a España por dos semanas en octubre de 2006. Visitamos 10 ciudades. Gozamos mucho. Hay muchas fotos y unos videos. Si quieren ver mas, sigan leyendo este blog.