Spring Adventures with Uncle Mark and Aunt Al

In our first of a series of upcoming trips, we were fortunate to be able to meet up with Uncle Mark and Aunt Al.  This was Mark's first trip to Europe, so what better way to spend your first time here than with 3 small children aged 4 and under!  It was an ambitious itinerary, but we were able to see the cities of Toledo, Madrid, Segovia, and Cordoba.  We braved the confusing streets of Madrid in our minivan, learned the high-speed rail system, the Madrid metro, and many other new firsts on this trip.  The kids also  had to adapt to "Spanish hours" which involved eating dinner at 9:00 p.m. and going to sleep close to midnight on most nights....that is one thing we don't plan on adopting permanently!   In the end it was an exciting and exhausting trip and we hope that Mark and Al had as much fun as we did. 

 

Toledo-the adopted home of the painter El Greco

Uncle Mark meeting MJ for the first time in Toledo

The Cathedral in Toledo

Entrance to the Cathedral in Toledo

Enjoying a beer in the Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo

Aunt Al and Owen catching up

All 3 kids ready for bed in Madrid

Walking down a street near the Prado in Bourbon Madrid

Enjoying the Madrid spring weather

Walking in Madrid

Statue of Goya outside of the Prado with the Ritz in the background

View of Palacio Real from the top of our hotel

Mom and MJ enjoying the view

Tatum and Owen enjoying the high speed rail system

The ancient roman aqueduct at the entrance to the streets of Segovia

Family pic in Segovia

Owen falling asleep in Segovia

The Cathedral in Plaza Mayor in Segovia

Lindsey and the kids enjoying the view in Segovia

The Alcazar in Segovia

Garden in the Alcazar

Another view of the aqueduct

The view of the Mezquita bell tower from the orange groves in Cordoba

Beautiful arches inside the Mezquita

Doorway inside Mezquita

Walking the narrow streets in the Jewish quarter of Cordoba