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Subject: Re: Information on Spain Wanted
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Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 14:52:53 EST
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> My wife and I are going to Spain (primarily Madrid) for a week at
> the end of March.  Does anyone have advice about interesting places
> to see, good restaurants, etc.?  Can you recommend any good day trips 
> from Madrid?
> 
> Thanks,
> Norman Glick


My husband and I went to Spain two summers ago, and really
enjoyed it. We also primarily stayed around Madrid, which
is absolutely beautiful. The hotel we stayed at was in
what is know as "New Madrid," called the Mellia Castilla.
A very pretty hotel with good food, and and excellent night club.

We photocopied a copy of Fodor's travel book on Spain. He had
a really nice walking tour of "Old Madrid." We did most of it in
one day, and liked old Madrid so much went back that night. In general,
we followed his directions and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

Also took a bus tour around Madrid. I didn't enjoy that nearly
as much as cruising around alone. The Royal Palace is real
pretty but gets a little boring after a while. The cab drivers are
really nuts, so be prepared. Since I'm at work I don't have
exact names of places we visited, but if you like send mail to me
and I'll try to dig up the info at home. Oh, if you're flying
by Iberia...watch it! We flew from Madrid to Costa del Sol then had to
fly back to Madrid for the plane to NY. They held us up for 1-1/2
hours in Costa del Sol so we missed our plane to NY. They put everyone
up for the night but our luggage was already gone, and it was Sunday
evening...not much to do but drink and eat.

The people are pretty friendly, and prices are generally lower than
the states.

Let me know if you need more info and how you liked it.

Melanie Accomando
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