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Forum: Europe
Dec 2nd, 2024, 12:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 182
Posted By Michael

Here are the photos for Valencia:...

Here are the photos for Valencia: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSXfR
Forum: Europe
Dec 1st, 2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 182
Posted By Michael

Travel pictures: Toledo, October 2024

Here is my album for Toledo. Eventually there will be a trip report. This album is also part of the Madrid album because what we saw could be done as even one day more youthful outing.
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Forum: Europe
Dec 1st, 2024, 08:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 586
Posted By Michael

Here are some hotel prices for that period of...

Here are some hotel prices for that period of time:
...
Forum: Europe
Nov 28th, 2024, 08:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 662
Posted By Michael

Seville can take the extra day. Right now you...

Seville can take the extra day. Right now you have two full days. That can be taken up my the highlights: Cathedral, Alcazar, the plaza España and the gardens going there; it could be done in one...
Forum: Europe
Nov 27th, 2024, 08:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 662
Posted By Michael

Skip the Algarve unless you are planning to...

Skip the Algarve unless you are planning to drive, at which point you will incur a heavy cross-border drop-off fee--I am assuming that you are arriving by plane to start the trip in Madrid and...
Forum: Europe
Nov 21st, 2024, 04:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 530
Posted By Michael

I agree that a car may be a necessity. We...

I agree that a car may be a necessity. We covered a similar area on the first part of our travels in the fjord area. If renting a car yo9u might want to skip the Flåm train unless train rides are a...
Forum: Europe
Oct 11th, 2024, 12:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,189
Posted By Michael

I think that if the OP chooses a lower cost car...

I think that if the OP chooses a lower cost car it is unlikely that he will have a German made car. Over the years, we rented cars in Germany which included an Ibiza, a Renault and a KIA

We also...
Forum: Europe
Oct 10th, 2024, 08:47 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,209
Posted By Michael

The Apt Saturday market is probably better than...

The Apt Saturday market is probably better than the markets in towns such as Roussillon and Bonnieux because it is a regional market and caters less to the tourists/ The same would apply to the...
Forum: Europe
Oct 8th, 2024, 08:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 934
Posted By Michael

Buy a Sim card in Europe and text your new number...

Buy a Sim card in Europe and text your new number to those who need to know.
Forum: United States
Oct 6th, 2024, 09:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 755
Posted By Michael

Trip Report: Seattle, Juneau and NYC, June 2024

This is the final version of my trips report for the month of June. We first went to Celebration 2024 in Juneau via Seattle, came back home and discovered that I tested positive for Covid. Then at...
Forum: Europe
Oct 6th, 2024, 08:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 416
Posted By Michael

We were in Dresden in the Spring, so the Folklore...

We were in Dresden in the Spring, so the Folklore Museum had an emphasis on Easter. No doubt it will have some type of Christmas arrangements in December.
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Forum: Europe
Oct 6th, 2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Again, thank you for the information.

Again, thank you for the information.
Forum: Europe
Oct 5th, 2024, 04:02 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Another question: I have made reservations for...

Another question: I have made reservations for the major sites in Andalusia, but none for Toledo and Valencia. Any reservations absolutely necessary for these two cities (we have our lodging)? ...
Forum: Europe
Sep 22nd, 2024, 04:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Maribel, Thanks again for the information. A...

Maribel,
Thanks again for the information. A family crisis has intervened, hence this period of silence. I do have questions. For the Alcázar are senior rates for all seniors or only Euro seniors?...
Forum: Europe
Sep 8th, 2024, 04:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 481
Posted By Michael

I tried to get back on the Renfe US site with...

I tried to get back on the Renfe US site with little success until I found a reference to it in one of my print outs. This is the site which worked smoothly for me:

https://spainrail.com/en
...
Forum: Europe
Sep 8th, 2024, 02:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 481
Posted By Michael

Again I am having problems getting train tickets....

Again I am having problems getting train tickets. I am trying to book two one-way tickets from Cordoba to Seville for October 26. But whether on the Renfe site or the Rome2Rio site, when I try to...
Forum: Europe
Sep 8th, 2024, 02:19 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Maribel, You mention that one could break up...

Maribel,

You mention that one could break up the Alhambra visit with lunch at the Hotel America, which was the Hostal America when we were last in Granada in 1985. At that time I believe that we...
Forum: Europe
Sep 6th, 2024, 10:01 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

You assumed wrong, not that I did not try. I...

You assumed wrong, not that I did not try. I avoid the "sponsored" sites and thought that I was on the official site, but that was not the case. That represents a 30€ differential per ticket. Once...
Forum: Europe
Sep 6th, 2024, 09:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,221
Posted By Michael

São Martinho do Porto: ...

São Martinho do Porto:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca/48266148006/in/album-72157623705654880
Forum: Europe
Sep 6th, 2024, 09:46 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,232
Posted By Michael

If you rent a car in Italy you cannot rent at the...

If you rent a car in Italy you cannot rent at the Basic rate otherwise offered in the EU. Check rates by going through the process of renting a car at Autoeurope.com. In addition, for the time that...
Forum: Europe
Sep 5th, 2024, 04:06 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Wrong area of Spain as far as this trip is...

Wrong area of Spain as far as this trip is concerned.
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2024, 06:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 500
Posted By Michael

From my trip 2017 trip report: Two...

From my trip 2017 trip report:

Two restaurant meals stand out. One was Restaurant Bror ($257), across the street from our first apartment, which is an upscale restaurant that specializes in lesser...
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2024, 06:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,490
Posted By Michael

If seniors, public transportation is free in...

If seniors, public transportation is free in Prague.
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Posted By Michael

Here's the itinerary in terms of travel days,...

Here's the itinerary in terms of travel days, sights not concretized except for the Alhambra.

October11-12 SFO to Toledo
two full days in Toledo
October 15 Toledo to Valencia
4 full days in...
Forum: Europe
Sep 4th, 2024, 06:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 481
Posted By Michael

It worked with no problems this time. Thanks.

It worked with no problems this time. Thanks.
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