On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:17:00 +0200, John Likes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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My first question is sort of off subject, but I have an opportunity to
spend
a week in Spain at the end of September, and I wonder if anyone has any
good
tips on what to not miss, what to avoid, and how to find hotels on the
internet that won't turn out to be either hugely lavish or too dodgy to
the
average mid-western American.
Paradores are a state owned chain since the 17th (or so) century. See
<www.parador.es/english/index.jsp> As they have been in business a while,
they tend to be situated in interesting builings. Some are _very_ lavish
(the one in Santiago is in a former Royal Palace, and it shows), some less
so. I'd definately look into them.
The plan is to see all the art museums in
Madrid, and then either Granada, or Seville, or both. Sound like too
much?
No. I wouldn't spend a week in Madrid (though I wouldn't want to miss the
Prado museum at any price). Granada has the Alhambra, which is a must,
Sevilla a lovely inner city with a very impressive mosque. If you can't do
both I'd take Granada...
And, as a happy snapshooter, Barcelona is _great_. I shot three rolls on
the Sagrada Famiglia and the Parc Guell alone a couple of years ago. But
you need at least a week for Barcelona alone...
My spanish command is passible high school with some review recently.
The word to know is "cerveza" :o)
--
Regards, Lucas
