We leave Saturday morning for our whirlwind tour of southern Spain and France. G and Carina have been busy working out the particulars and, I must say, G (aka “Mr.Spontaneous”) seems to have met his match: Carina has prepared an Excel spreadsheet setting out the schedule for each day, including transportation details, hotels, costs,restaurants, etc.!
We’re going to be doing something like 7 cities in 7 days, so I’ll get a chance to get an overview of different regions and places. We’ll travel by bus, plane, train, and rental car.
I haven’t ever been to a country where I didn't have at least rudimentary language skills, so this is going to be an adventure. Guess I'd better finish making those flashcards to study during the bus and train trips. I at least need to be able to say "please", "thank you", and "where's a bathroom?" in French.
I haven’t ever been to a country where I didn't have at least rudimentary language skills, so this is going to be an adventure. Guess I'd better finish making those flashcards to study during the bus and train trips. I at least need to be able to say "please", "thank you", and "where's a bathroom?" in French.
G and I start out going down to Córdoba, where Carina lives. We’ll all spend Palm Sunday in Sevilla and I think they planned it so we can see one of the processions. Then we head to Cádiz on Monday, where G and I will explore while Carina has a job interview.
Tuesday morning we take the train to Paris and try to pack in as many tourist activities as possible before picking up a car Thursday afternoon and heading down to Bordeaux, stopping at a few towns en route. Then it’s a bus ride back to Madrid on Easter.
Whew!
A demanding schedule? Oh, yeah. A challenge trying to keep up with the youngsters? Definitely. But I can hardly wait—it’s going to be quite an experience! :D
P. S. As you may have already guessed, I won’t be online during the trip, so it’ll be after Easter before I can post anything about it.
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