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 ...

Saturday 26 March 16C Sunny to cloudy Didn't wake up till 10.30 this morning, it was such a lovely sleep in. We were too late for the hotel breaky so we walked across the street and grabbed some eggs and bacon, a glass of juice and a coffee which cost around 14 euro for the both of us. Then for 1 euro we caught the bus down town to do a hop on hop off bus tour. Before the tour though we walked around and did a bit of shopping. I got pickpocketed but noti...

Friday 26 March 16C I wanted a good start this morning because we had to drive to the hire car drop off which l thought was gonna be a drama then l thought it would take ages to sign the car back in, then we had to catch the shuttle to the airport which l thought would take a while as well. Our flight leaves at 1.10pm and we have to be there 2 1/2 hours beforehand so l said to Mum last night we'll set the alarm for around 7ish so we can leave by 9. Well, l...

Thursday 24 March 54F Sunny After a good nights rest and a hearty English breakfast we started off for St Austell in Cornwall at around 9am to have a look at the Eden Project. Aaargh.....more tiny lanes, slow speeds, round abouts!!! Arrived at around 10am and had to park at what seemed like a mile away. They do supply busses to take you back and forth to your car but we decided to make the walk after driving. A guy called Tim Smit turned a huge disused ch...

Sunday 20th March 14C Yesterday we caught the ferry from Rosslare in Ireland to Pembroke in the UK (actually it's in Wales). It was a pretty uneventful 4 hour trip and embarking from the ferry and finding our way was easy enough. About 10 minutes up the road was Carew Castle so we stopped to have a look around. I love castles! Carew's history spans over 2000 years and over that time it has changed from a Celtic fort to Norman stronghold, from feudal castl...