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We have ARRIVED! Sorta...Patrick's Entry

HI ALL! So, we have finally reunited as a family! It feels great! I was thinking about it the other day and it has been like more than five months since I have seen all my friends and family because I was only back in Jerseyville for less than a month after I finished my internship! I...

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Patrick on December 3, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Misadventures of Family in Europe for a Month of "I don't Knows" and "What did he say again?"

Day 25

Our last day in Madrid and Spain for that matter. Mark wanted to go to two museums today, the Archeological and Navel museums. We started at the Archeology museum which was filled with ancient artifacts and art. Lot’s of mummies, skulls, and old art and pottery. The Roman mosaics were very...

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pscossette on July 12, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 24

Today is Holy Toledo day. We were up and going by 8:00 today, which is very early for us lately, so we could catch the train to Toledo. This was the Capital of Spain until 1561 when King Phillip II moved his court to Madrid. Toledo sits in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula so was a trade...

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pscossette on July 11, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 23

We have an appointment with Vincent Van Gough this morning. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has an exhibit of paintings from the last 90 days of Van Gough’s life, prior to his suicide. He had a very tortured soul, but the beautiful paintings of this period certainly didn’t show it. There was...

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pscossette on July 10, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

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sergiocolab on July 10, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: Test

Day 22

We decided to get the lay of the land today so we hopped on Madrid Vision tourist bus in the nearby square. It really is a nice way to get your bearings and find out what all those statues on every few corners or squares are for. We felt the need for a coffee so hopped off in a very nice...

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pscossette on July 9, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Day 21

Paul got John off to the airport and home to Christmas Lake. We were going to miss him, but he thought he was ready to get back to America. Paul returned the car and we decided to give Madrid a second try since dinner had been nice the night before. We were not going to experience real Madrid...

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pscossette on July 8, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

Vuelta al mundo

mi vuelta al mundo

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Tomillo on May 14, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: Tomillo's Travel Blog

El arranque

Despues de 3 dias para aclimatarnos a la altura, recuperarnos del cambio de horario y conseguir los utimos articulos del equipo, partiremos hacia el norte con destino a Burgos

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soulfighter on May 2, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: 3600 kms

Kapital

Heyyyyyyyooooooooooo, a few trips and adventures to write about! saw barça beat on bilboa on feb 25th! great game... that thursday, march 1, we left at 11pm for a CEA sponsored trip to Madrid. Drove all night (9hours) to arrive friday morning, take a short nap, and then explore the city! i...

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stephshap on March 12, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

from the travel blog: Discovering Spain

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