Upon arriving at our third destination we were met at the airport and driven in a very nice and extremely comfortable Mercedes. As we drove from the airport we were treated to an impromtu tour of Madrid getting a lesson on the local history. Our hotel Hotel De Las Letras a boutique hotel in the [...]
The Kasbah is the fort which once held the Sultan’s place and now consists of homes, shops, the Grand Socco which is Spanish for Souk or market. As we walked through the ancient streets our guide regaled us with tales of famous people who lived in the Kasbah as well as the history of the [...]
After leaving London we headed south to Morocco and Tangier. But first we had a stopover in Casablanca, a place which has held a mystique for me ever since I first saw the movie many years ago. Now I was told not to expect the ambiance of the movie in this modern city so it [...]
Ok so it has been a little while since my last post about the trip, life got in the way. Where did I leave off, oh yes I remember we toured The HMS Belfast which was fascinating with a long history which started in 1939 and continued until 1963. We wandered all around the ship [...]
Since I was unable to post effectively while I was on the trip I have decided to post about the highlights from each place and include a few pictures to tease while I get the rest of the pictures ready for the web.
We arrived in London about 2 hours late as our flight was about [...]
As I get back to life after the trip I have been trying to put together the pictures and the story of the trip. I will over the next several days post about the places we visited and post the pictures into my gallery. But I could not resist relating this story which occurred in [...]
Paris in the spring time can you ask for anything more? Well do not answer that….Paris is incredible, the post cards just do not do it justice. When you stand on the the top level of the Eiffel Tower you find the view just magnificient. There is so much to see that three days just [...]
Holy Toledo, after a rainy day wandering around the Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace we took the High Speed train to Toledo about 71 kilometers south of Madrid. Toledo is a World Heritage City with the old city dominating the landscape with the impressive Alcazar (fort) and Cathedral as the main attractions. While we [...]
