This entry will mostly focus on the couple of day trips I took while in Madrid. One to Segovia and the other to Toledo. Segovia is the first one I took and is known for its Roman aqueduct and castle, which was the one Disney used as inspiration for the castle in Sleeping Beauty. Toledo is the old capital of Spain (until the 16th century) and is an amazing old medieval town set upon the cliffs overlooking a river on 3 sides and with the old city wall on the 4th si...

"We need to find a pub with less class and more beer". Been awhile since I started an entry with a quote from a fellow traveler. This one was uttered while trying to find a place to drink and finding ourselves in a rather swanky looking place with only one beer on tap. But I should rewind a little. I arrived at Madrid airport at about 10pm after successfully navigating 3 trains and a plane all in one day from Kirchdorf, Austria that morning. It was a rather long ...