El Oso y Madroño

In Puerta del Sol, this is the symbol of Madrid and also a popular meeting spot.

A Return to Madrid for Our Last Days in Europe

May 29th 2007
Altaria in Reverse We are at Estación Santa Justa with half an hour before our 9:25 Altaria train. Leroy had toast and jam at the hotel café, and I munch on a chapata de tortilla (bocadillo/baguette with tortilla española) at the station. On the train, I make the horrible realization that our seats have us facing backwards for the 3.5-hour journey. No, no, no! This is not good for moti ... read more

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No more boards. No more rotations. No more pagers. We are done with med school, and we're out to see the world. Six continents. 15 countries. 10 languages. 54,417 air miles. 2 travelers. One! We are keeping this travel blog mainly as a travel diary for ourselves, but we also want to share our trip with family and friends. It's better than an interminable slide show at the end of the trip, right? We hope the travel blog becomes a great way for you guys to keep in touch with us (and to procrastinate)! 02/13-02/21 - Salvador, Brasil 02/22-03/02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina 03/02-03/09... full info

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