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Day 42

Srinagar, India

At 5 a.m., took a shikara to the floating market, went carpet shopping, then flight to Delhi.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on September 11, 1987 from Srinagar, India
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Day 42 (continued)

New Delhi, India

Dinner and Nirula's and overnight only.

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Day 43

London, United Kingdom

Just a change of planes on our way to Spain.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on September 12, 1987 from London, United Kingdom
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Day 43 (cont.)

Madrid, Spain

Flew to Madrid and met mom at the airport. We got the car and drove to the hotel (Gran Hotel Victoria) at Plaza Angel. Walked around Madrid -- grand Via, Puerto del Sol, Plaza Santa Ana. Dinner at Pazo de Monterrey.

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Day 44

Madrid, Spain

Waled to the Prado and the Picasso Annex to see the Guernica. Lunch at THE Ritz hotel, took a siesta (love those siestas), hung at a cafe in the Plaza Santa Ana and ate dinner at a tapas bar near the hotel.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on September 13, 1987 from Madrid, Spain
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Day 45

Toledo, Spain

Drove to Toledo and visited the Alcazar, Museo de Santa Cruz, a long lunch, found a wonderful antique store -- AVIS ALQUILE UNCOCHE -- where mom bought a menorah and we heard all about Spanish Jewish history and the judaica collection. The place had a mikvah in the basement. (Note -- writing this more than 30 years later, when I took Ellery to Spain in 2001, I again found this store and purchased another piece of judaica from the same collection -- 25 years later!).

We went to the Synagogue de Santa Maria la Blanca, Santa Tome Cathedral (where the El Greco painting "Burial de Conte Orgaz" is), the Santa Iglesia Cathedral Primada.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on September 14, 1987 from Toledo, Spain
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Day 45 (cont.)

Cuenca, Spain

Drove to Cuenca and saw the hanging houses from a footbridge. Dinner there and back to Madrid.

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Day 46

Avila de los Caballeros, Spain

First to Avila to see the cathedral and the walls, lunch at Meson el Rastro.

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Day 46 (cont.)

Segovia, Spain

After Avila, we drove to Segovia and checked into the Parador, a new one, and relaxed at the pool. Then we went into town and saw the aquaduct, cathedral, alcazar from Camelot (a la Price Charming) and had dinner at Plaza de Franco.

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Day 47

Soria, Spain

Just a stop on the way to Barcelona, but worthy of a mention because it's a shit little town where we had a horrible lunch.

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on September 16, 1987 from Soria, Spain
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