I finally got around to reconstructing the actual itinerary that we followed while in Spain 3 months ago. I've also attached a crude map that shows some of the primary towns we visited. Click on it for detail.
Saturday 8/29/09—Depart Albuquerque
Sunday 8/30/09—Arrive Madrid. Eat snails. Bum around. Visit Prado. Chocolate con churros. Tapas in a Basque-style bar.
Monday 8/31/09—Bum around Madrid some more. Plaza de Toros. Egyptian shrine. Palace. Plaza Mayor. Flamenco. Reina Sofia.
Tuesday 9/1/09—Madrid to Salamanca. Street dance in the evening. They played “El Rey.” Tuna band in Plaza Mayor. They played Volver, Volver.
Wednesday 9/2/09—Leave Salamanca in rental Car bound for Leon. Medina del Campo. Tordesillas. Madrigal de las Altas Torres. Sleep in Parador de Leon.
Thursday 9/3/09—Visit Leon. Travel by car along Camino de Santiago to Astorga.
Friday 9/4/09—Chocolate museum in Astorga. Travel by car along Camino de Santiago past Cruz de Fierro. Lunch in Molinaseca. Best tomatoes. Tuna salad. Nice castle in Ponferrada and cool metal sculpture. Extensive backcountry wandering around. Private castle somewhere?? Excellent castle not on map in Castro Caldelas. Lousy castle in Maceda. Sleep in Baños de Molga.
Saturday 9/5/09—Baños de Molga to Santiago. Mass. Parking ticket. Overpriced lunch. Dissatisfied with Santiago. Drive to Porto do Barqueiro. Punta da Estaca de Bares. Tuna empanada in Porto do Bares.
Sunday 9/6/09—Porto do Barqueiro. Walking on sandbars in Ria do Barqueiro. Another tuna empanada in Porto do Bares. Drive northen coast to Llanes. Street dance with fraulein-looking girls doing local dance. Cider. Beach in cove.
Monday 9/7/09— Llanes to Bilbao for lunch. Lost ticket in parking garage. Bilbao to San Sebastian. Return car one day early.
Tuesday 9/8/09—San Sebastian. Beach. Tapas.
Wednesday 9/9/09—San Sebastian to Madrid. AVE to Toledo. Toledo: torture exhibition, cathedral, overpriced beer, and annoying sketch artist. AVE back to Madrid.
Thursday 9/10/09—Day trip to Corboda and La Mezquita.
Friday 9/11/09—Madrid. Jamon de bellota (finally!). El Parque de Buen Retiro. Buy souveniers. Stay up late.
Saturday 9/12/09 Depart Madrid. Arrive Albuquerque via NYC and Salt Lake City
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