T-7 Days until Spain & Italy

With only seven days left until we leave for Spain and Italy, Robin and I finished planning our trip.  For Madrid, we have come up with things that we want to do, but we haven't actually finalized it yet.  Let me know what you think!

Day 4

• Fly to Venice
• Tour of Venice Islands (Murano, Burano, and Tocello)
• Campanile (Elevator Ride)
• Walk around Saint Marks Square

Day 5

• The Basilica at Saint Marks
• The Doge's at Saint Marks
• The Rialto Bridge
• Gondola Ride

 Day 6

• Ponte Vecchio
• Boboli Garden/Pitti Palace
• Uffizi Gallery
• Florence Wine Tasting

Day 7

• City of Lucca 
• Bike Ride around the City
• City of Pisa
• Botanical Garden
• Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Leave for Rome

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Day 8

• Tour of Vatican Museums, Sistene Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
• Tour of Ancient Rome
• Fontana Di Trevi

 

Day 9

• Spanish Steps
• Catacombs
• Campo de Fiori

·  Day 10

• Fly to Valenica, Spain
• City of Arts & Sciences
• Rent Bikes
• Beach
• Leave for Mardrid

Days 11 & 12

• Plaza Mayor
• Puerta Del Sol
• Cava Baja
• Royal Palace
• Telefrico (tram ride)
• Meseo Del Prado
• Chueca
• Retiro Park
• LaRotanda (Palace Hotel)
• Flamenco dancing?
• Bull Fighting?

Day 13

·      Leave for America =(

T-16 Days Until Spain & Italy

Today I met with Robin, and we started to work on our itinerary for our trip.  Before starting, we said to each other that we weren't going to bog ourselves down by saying we have to see EVERYTHING.  Instead we made a list of what we would like to do while in Barcelona (using your suggestions), figured out how much time each place would take, and then looked at the map and started planning our days.  It took us a good three hours to plan two and a half days in Barcelona, not including places to eat and where we are staying.  Below is our itinerary.  Please let me know what we need to do in each location.  And if you have any suggestions of where to eat, they would be very helpful!!

Day 1

Arrive in Madrid at 10:05 AM

• Train to Barcelona (arrive around 3:30)
• Las Rambla
• Mercat de la Boqueria
• Barceloneta (beach)
•  L’Aquarium de Barcelonita
• Maremagnum (AKA Bars)

Day 2

• Barri Gotic
• Sardana singing outside of cathedral at noon
• Meseu Picasso
•  Montjuic
• Military Castle
• Poble Espanol
• Light Show

Day 3

• La Sagrada Familia
• Passeig de Gracia
• Parc Guell