Our first holidays for this year is to Spain and Portugal. It was a trip around Spain from Barcelona -> Zaragoza -> Madrid -> Segovia -> Salamanca -> Lisbon ->Seville -> Gilbratar ->Granada -> Valencia -> Barcelona.
Day 1
Singapore Changi Airport to Barcelona El Prat Airport
BARCELONA
Montjuic Hill
The Sagrada Familia
Lunch at the Chiperon
ZARAGOZA
Cathedral of El Pillar
Hotel Diagonal Plaza
Dinner at the hotel
Day 2
MADRID
The Palacio Real
El Corte Ingles
Plaza Mayor
Lunch at Cafe Los Arcos
Puerta del Sol
Dinner at La Excentrica
AC Hotel
Day 3
TOLEDO
Damasquinado Suarez art and crafts shop
Old town walkabout
Toledo Cathedral
Lunch at Edemecum
MADRID
Parque del Retiro
Plaza de Toros
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Dinner at China King
Drinks at Volapie
Day 4
SEGOVIA
The Alcazar
The Aqueduct
Segovia Cathedral
Lunch at El Cordero
SALAMANCA
Old town walkabout
Plaza Mayor
Cathedral Vieja and Nueva
Hotel Regio
Dinner at the hotel
Old town at night
Drinks at Bar La Fragua
Day 5
PORTUGAL
Lunch at O Sino
FATIMA
Shrine of Fatima
LISBON
Dinner
Hotel VIP Santa Iria
Centro Vasco da Gama
Parque das Nacoes
Drinks at D'Bacalhau Restaurante
Day 6
Eduardo VII Park
Torre de Belem
The Monument to the Discoveries
Monastery of Jeronimos
Cascais
Lunch at Palm Tree Pub and Restaurant
Cabo da Roca
Sintra
Dinner at Restaurante A Valenciana
Baixa
Rossio
Praca dos Restauradores
Elevador da Gloria
Miradouro de Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Praca da Figueira
Rua Augusta
Drinks at Casa Brasileira
Day 7
Lunch at Abades
SEVILLE
Old town walkabout
Seville Cathedral
Plaza Espana
Dinner at Chino
Hotel TRH La Motilla
Drinks at Castano
Day 8
GIBRATAR
Europa Point
Michael's Cave
Lunch at Cafe Bar Tikitaka
MIJAS
GRANADA
Hotel Allegro
Dinner at the hotel
Church of la Virgen de las Angustias
El Corte Ingles
Drinks at Restaurante Chikito
Day 9
Alhambra
Generalife
Lunch at Abades
VALENCIA
Dinner at Palace Fesol
Sercotel Acteon Valencia
Drinks at the hotel
Day 10
City of Arts and Sciences
PENISCOLA
Lunch at Can Miquel
La Roca Village
Dinner at Fire and Bread
BARCELONA
Front Air Congress Hotel
Drinks at Foster's Hollywood
Day 11
Montserrat
Cathedral de Barcelona
Park Guell
Illa de la Discordia
Casa Mulleras
Casa Lleo Marera
Casa Batllo
Las Ramblas
Dinner at Via70 in Las Ramblas
Day 12
To the airport for flight home
This trip also marked my return to Spain and Portugal after 32 years! My friend and I were invited by our Portuguese friend to spend Christmas in Lisbon. We started our drive from Buckingham to Dover for the ferry to Calais. From there, we drove to Paris ->Toulouse -> Madrid -> Salamanca and arrived in Lisbon on 23rd December 1987.
