Madrid/Lisbon
 

My oldest daughter is spending a year working in Madrid. My wife and 18 year old daughter are visiting in late March/Early April for 12 nights.

My daughter sent me this outline (which I filled out to 17 pages ha with restaurant addresses and mostly Museum type information--shortcuts to seeing art etc)

I used to post here a bunch but it has been years! (2 daughters going thru college stopped a lotta travel)
Anyways any good tips folks have PLEASE POST and I will check the board.

Spain- March 23, 2017- April 4, 2017
Wednesday March 2e
12:30 PM Departure from ATL to MIA
6:30 PM Departure from MIA to MAD
Thursday I am working so

Friday, March 24
9:30 AM Meet at Hotel
11 AM Sol/Palacio Real
3 PM Menu del día at Traditional Spanish place (Albur?)
8:30 PM Tapas Dinner (Ponzano?) Calle Ponzano- Best Street to Eat in Madrid

Saturday, March 25
11 AM Brunch
1 PM Prado or Reina Sophia Museum
3 PM Mercado de la Cebada? Mercado de la Cebada- Saturday Seafood Market
8:30 PM Dinner at Baco y Beto ? Explore Chueca (El tigre is here!) Also, El Respiro
(Some of the best free tapas in Madrid)

Sunday, March 26
12 PM Bullfight for Dad
12 PM La Latina Sunday/El Rastro w Mom and Clare

Monday, March 27
Day trip to Toledo
Renfe train takes 30 minutes to get there and is 10euros

Tuesday, March 28
12 PM Prado or Reina Sofia Museum
4 PM Afternoon visit to San Lorenzo De El Escorial

Wednesday, March 29
4 PM Plane Departs for Lisbon
late nite fado

Thursday, March 30
Lisbon
Belem and Tram 28

Friday, March 31
Lisbon
Sintra

Saturday, April 1
Plane Return from Lisbon

Sunday, April 2
Real Madrid Game

Monday, April 3
Relaxing, shopping, packing, eating

Tuesday, April 4
11:30 AM Departure from MAD to US

No need to fly Madrid-Lisbon - cheaper and much more fun to take the Trenhotel Lusitania sleeper train, saves a hotel bill and gets you to the centre of Lisbon, http://www.seat61.com/international-...Spain-Portugal

well the plane tickets to Lisbon were a grand total of $31 Euros Round trip so I booked on easy jet

Pretty darn cheap

>Best Street to Eat in Madrid< Calle Jorge Juan

>Sunday, March 26 - Bullfight for Dad< The bullfights on the 26th at Las Ventas will be a Corrida de novillos (Leo Valadez, Pablo Aguado & Diego Carretero) with bulls from the Fuente Ymbro ranch. The bullfights are at 6:00 pm, not noon.

What is your source of your food advice, especially the superlatives?

Also I am not sure all the trains to Toledo are 10 Euros unless purchased in advance. Get to Atocha early, they have a system for the AVE to Toledo with a security and x-rays.

yea re bullfights--the three females have no desire to do (I think they are just trying to toss me early at the market!) But thanks I will google the food street and the bull news

I actually have fleshed out that SHORT outline my daughter gave with LOTS details esp re Lisbon and what not. Those words in that are hers--just thought I'd get tips here...yea I think I shall buy the Toledo tickets early. Should I have her do now or buy early when we get to Madrid? Prolly either help...

That's a very short Lisbon trip. Click on my name for my Lisbon TR.