Monday 28 March Valencia 24C Sunny Woke this morning at 9am and got to the restaurant just in time for breaky. After breaky we had time for personal sightseeing before our Blue Lagoon and dinner excursion at 3pm. We set off to try to find the silk markets but got sidetracked with a street market which was really good. We saw some humungous paella pans for sale. We saw the Mercado Central which is a building holding the central market and constructed bet...

Sunday 27 March Madrid 12C Valencia 21C Mostly overcast, a little rain, windy Arrrgh....6am, not happy!!!! We got up anyway and were away by 8am. Our first stop, the royal palace in Aranjuez is only about an hour away. It is the Spring residence of the Spanish monarchs from the reign of Philip II onwards, was remodeled and extended in the 18th century by Philip V, Ferdindnd VI and Charles III. Further projects undertaken by the Crown in the 19th century ...