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 Riding on the Metro by Geisha_Girl
Hours of operation are Monday-Sunday 6am to 1:30am.
We took the metro a few times but found that the cost to hail a cab was fairly cheap. Especially when dividing costs amongst 4 people.
(We basically always found ourselves in need of transportation after 1:30am!) Leave a Comment
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 About a "Mile High" above
Madrid by Geisha_Girl
Madrid's International airport, Barajas is about 9 miles from the center of the city.
Travel time from the airport to downtown is about 30 to 45 minutes.
Taxis, lined up outside the terminals, charge about 18 Euros for a trip to the center of Madrid. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Does it say," Pay your fine or
go to JAIL?" by Geisha_Girl
We were side swiped by the meter maid when we parked our car in the lot ..... and didn't move it at 1630 like the sign so UNCLEARLY stated!!
Damn! Even in Spain, we can't escape the meter maids!
We couldn't figure out from the Castilian Spanish written on the back of the ticket, how the heck we pay off our debt. So we figured we'd just deal with it back at the rental car agency.
Speaking of which.......we looked at our watches. It's 5pm.......we were done with touring Toledo for the day. We have a good 3 whole hours to make it back to the rental car agency and return our vehicle! Saves us time so we wouldn't have to deal with it the next morning!
It will take an hour to get back to Madrid.....and then a few minutes to get back to the agency off the Gran Via.
Piece o' cake, right? Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Toro by jamiesno
In the past they were massive bill boards for a brand of sherry. The Spanish Government then outlawed all bill boards because it distracted motorist, however when these were being dismantled there was an outcry from the people who loved them and felt they were a part of the culture. The advertising was painted over and they still stand today. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Gran Via! We're just meters
away, but 2 hrs by CAR by Geisha_Girl
Most traffic signs are international and easy to understand. Spaniards drive on the right side of the road, and they drive FAST.
When they pass on the left, they often zoom up close before darting around the car in front.
This caused quite a problem when trying to make that one left turn to the Gran Via. We had visions of Chevy Chase in "EUROPEAN VACATION."
The fact that we kept missing our turn didn't help either!
If you're from the U.S, you may notice that Spanish streets, in both big cities and small villages, are very narrow. Also, drivers don't worry much about staying strictly within the painted lines. Driving in such "intimate company" may take you some time to get used to.........and take you some time to get to your destination that you thought you had plenty of time to get to ! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Does MIERDA mean "Thank you
for your business?" by Geisha_Girl
With the help of the local policia who were on foot, directing traffic, (handsome Spaniards in uniform, by the way!) we were guided towards the garage entrance through the traffic mess.
As we hopped into the office........the lights were dim and the office clerk was just about to close shop. "Cerrado," she says.
WHAT?!!!!!
We immediately had our own "Covey's Seven Habits for Highly Effective People" program graduate do her thing and make the office clerk "an offer she couldn't refuse."
Reluctantly, the office clerk put her purse and sweater down, and did the *painstakingly difficult* chore of pushing the OPEN button to the garage to let us pull in the car.
I think we learned a few Spanish swear words quite quickly that day! ;-) Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 The GREEN LIGHT is lit! Now
how do we get there? by Geisha_Girl
If we missed our window, we'd either have to figure out how to bring the car back to the OTHER agency located wayyyyy across town (they closed at midnight), or have to deal with it in the morning.
After enduring the nightmare traffic and whacky road signs, we were determined to make our 8pm cutoff!
We saw the alley where the agency was located. The alley that was filled with bumper to bumper cars that were stuck there due to a stalled out car!
Can it be any more of a *Seinfeld* moment? Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The most outstanding is the Expresso Al Aldalus (Al Andalus Express) which departs from Seville each week and for 5 days tours the beautiful cities of Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, and Jerez de la Frontera.
The price of the ticket includes the visits to these cities, meals at the finest restaurants in each one, `fiestas` and typical shows plus dinner and lodging on a truly special train that includes a discotheque, video room, bars and the luxury and comfort of the finest hotel. VERY EXPENSIVE.............
EL TRANSCANTABRICO, another sightseeing train, covers the northern and northwestern coastal regions known as Green Spain, from San Sebastián to Santiago de Compostela. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 A Spanish bus at Ojen. by Beach_dog
Before boarding a bus it's normal to buy your ticket first at the ticket office or from a machine, but on others (especially if the bus is on mid-route) you buy it from the driver, it's best to ask locally about this. Booking / buying the ticket beforehand will guarantee you a seat, and the ticket will normally have a seat number. Smoking is not allowed on buses. Buses are normally entered by the front door, and you disembark from a central side door. On many buses you have to signal the driver to stop if it's not a main stop on a route.
Buses may have a reduced service on Public holidays and Sundays.
Bus trips can be confusing, if you have connections to make, often different companies can operate from different bus stations in the same town, so it's worth checking beforehand if you can as to where arrival and departure stations are.
I've enjoyed my trips by bus in Spain, they are inexpensive and afford good views of the country.
The website below (Movelia) gives good information on routes and prices. The other sites are for specific companies and may not cover the whole of Spain.
Alsa - All of Spain
http://www.alsa.es/Alsaindex.asp
AutoRes - Central Spain
http://www.auto-res.net/
South West Spain (Andalucia) - Algeciras, Cadiz, Sevilla, La Linea (Gibraltar), Malaga.
http://www.europasur.com/transportes/trans_autobuses.htm
Autocares Costa Azul - Alicante, Torreviaja, Cartagena, Murcia
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/costazul/home3.htm Leave a Comment
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