At this point, arrival in Barcelonaand departure from Madrid are etched in stone, everything else is flexible.
Present plan:
Arrive BAR Wed. Apr. 22 early AM by cruise ship. Reservations at Hotel Continental for Wed and Thurs nights. Buy 2 day Hop on/Off tickets. Wednesday and Thursday? Or Thursday and Friday?
Check out Friday.
Depart BAR 8 PM Friday by overnight train for Granada
Arrive Granada 8 am Saturday. Reservation at Hotel Macia Plaza for Sat. and Sun. nights
All day at Alhambra, Saturday or Sunday better? What to do the other day?
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Monday morning depart by train for Madrid, arrive mid-afternoon
Monday, Tues, Wed, nights, stay at either Hotel Europa or Hostal Gonzalez. Opinion? Balcony room or quiet room? We both have trouble sleeping, although the balcony rooms sound appealing.
2 day Hop-on tickets, or 1 day hop-on, 1 day at the Prado
Depart MAD by air Thursday AM
. We looked into a tour, and decided we would not be able to commit to their daily schedule. Chose the overnight train to Granada, rather than flying and wasting half a day getting to airport, etc. Now I wonder what we’ll do all day in Barcelona that day (Friday)? Hotel will keep luggage for us.
Husband walks with a cane and needs to rest a bit every few blocks, but overall has energy and stamina—doesn't need a nap, for instance. He has a cane with a seat. At home in Denver, we can spend a half-day at the art museum, strolling and resting. At the zoo, we try to get a wheelchair.
We are good at sidewalk cafes and park benches, people watching. More interested in architecture than art museums. In past travels (albeit when we were strong walkers) we spent an entire day at Versailles, and 2 hours at the Louvre. All day at Petra was another treat, we skipped the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This will probably be our only visit to this area.
Comments and suggestions would be much appreciated!