Spain/Mediterranean Cruise – December 2009/January 2010

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Dec 21-23, 2009 – Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands

It snowed in Amsterdam for the first time in something like 10 years.  So all flights were cancelled as they don’t have plows.  This place was a mess. We stood in queue for two days.  Unfortunately, this caused us to miss the couple of days that we had planned to spend in Marrakech, Morocco.

The lines (queues) were so long that the AMS airport had people walking around handing out water.

Amsterdam Airport

Dec 26, 2009 – Madrid, Spain

To get out of Amsterdam to Spain, we had to fly to Barcelona instead of Madrid.  Of course our luggage was lost, so we took the train directly to Madrid and asked the airline to send our luggage there.   Our luggage did not show up until right before we were supposed to pick up our rental car and begin our drive south.

We spent a couple of days in Madrid with no luggage and head colds.  So we didn’t get to see much of the city before we were scheduled to move on.

Madrid

Madrid 2

Madrid 3

Dec 26, 2009 – Toledo, Spain

Train Station

Toledo Train Station

Toledo Train Station 2

Church of Santo Tome

Church of Santo Tome 4

Church of Santo Tome 7

Cathedral

Cathedral 2

Cathedral

Misc. from walk around town

Toledo

Toledo 2

Toledo 3

Toledo 4

Toledo 5

Toledo 6

Toledo 7

Toledo 8

Toledo 9

Toledo 10

Toledo 11

Toledo 12

Dec 27, 2009 – Drive – Madrid to Aldea del Rey, Spain

Drive - Madrid to Aldea del Rey, Spain

Drive - Madrid to Aldea del Rey, Spain 2

Drive - Madrid to Aldea del Rey, Spain 3

Dec 27, 2009 – Castillo de Calatrava – Aldea del Rey, Spain

Castillo de Calatrava 2

Castillo de Calatrava 5

Castillo de Calatrava

Castillo de Calatrava 16

Castillo de Calatrava 15

Castillo de Calatrava 14

Castillo de Calatrava 13

Castillo de Calatrava 12

Castillo de Calatrava 11

Castillo de Calatrava 10

Castillo de Calatrava 9

Castillo de Calatrava 8

Castillo de Calatrava 7

Castillo de Calatrava 6

Castillo de Calatrava 4

Castillo de Calatrava 3

Dec 27, 2009 – Drive – Aldea del Rey to Cordoba, Spain

Drive - Aldea del Rey to Cordoba

Drive - Aldea del Rey to Cordoba 2

Drive - Aldea del Rey to Cordoba 3

Dec 27, 2009 – Cordoba, Spain

Cordoba

Cordoba 2

Cordoba 3

Cordoba 4

Cordoba 5

Hostel Seneca Senses and Colours

Hostel Seneca Senses and Colours

Dec 28, 2009 – Drive –  Cordoba, Spain to Gibraltar

Drive - Cordoba, Spain to Gibraltar

Drive - Cordoba, Spain to Gibraltar 2

Drive - Cordoba, Spain to Gibraltar 3

Dec 28, 2009 – Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Gibraltar 2

Gibraltar 3

Gibraltar 4

Gibraltar 5

Gibraltar 6

Gibraltar 7

Gibraltar 8

Dec 28, 2009 – Marbella, Spain

Marbella

Marbella 2

Marbella 3

Marbella 4

Marbella 5

Salvador Dali sculptures down by the beach.

Marbella 6

Marbella 7

Marbella 8

Marbella 9

Marbella 10

Marbella 11

Marbella 12

Dec 29, 2009 – Drive – Marbella to Ronda, Spain

Drive – Marbella to Ronda

Drive – Marbella to Ronda 2

Drive – Marbella to Ronda 3

Dec 29, 2009 – Drive – Ronda to Cueva de la Pileta, Spain

Drive – Ronda to Cueva de la Pileta

Dec 29, 2009 – Cueva de la Pileta – Ronda, Spain

Cueva de la Pileta 3

Cueva de la Pileta

Cueva de la Pileta 2

Dec 29, 2009 – Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil, Spain

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil 2

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil 3

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil 4

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil 5

Drive – Cueva de la Pileta to Setenil 6

Dec 29, 2009 – Setenil, Spain

Setenil

Setenil 2

Setenil 3

Setenil 4

Dec 29, 2009 – Drive – Setenil to Granada, Spain

Drive – Setenil to Granada

Drive – Setenil to Granada 2

Drive – Setenil to Granada 3

Drive – Setenil to Granada 4

Dec 29, 2009 – Granada, Spain

The parking ramp that still haunts Ruth’s dreams…..

Granada

A quick walk around.

Granada 2

Granada 3

Dec 30, 2009 – La Alhambra – Granada, Spain

La Alhambra – Granada

La Alhambra – Granada 2

La Alhambra – Granada 3

La Alhambra – Granada 4

La Alhambra – Granada 5

La Alhambra – Granada 6

La Alhambra – Granada 7

La Alhambra – Granada 8

La Alhambra – Granada 9

La Alhambra – Granada 10

La Alhambra – Granada 11

La Alhambra – Granada 12

Dec 30, 2009 – Walk La Alhambra to Gypsy Caves, Muslim Quarter and back to Hostel – Granada, Spain

Dec 31, 2009 – Drive – Granada to Cartagena, Spain

Dec 31, 2009 – Cartagena, Spain

Dec 31, 2009 – Alicante, Spain

Jan 1, 2010 – Drive – Alicante to Almansa, Spain

Jan 1, 2010 – Castillo La Mancha – Almansa, Spain

Jan 1, 2010 – Sant Jordi, Spain