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They took us to a lace shop afterwards which was interesting, but I haven't bought any lace. Lace making I did buy my niece her Madrid emblem, which my sister didn't have time to get for her in Madrid. It is hard for me to describe the Alhambra. I guess you'll have to wait until the pictures...

One of the things we were told was that the fountains made the air cooler. Later when I was working on heat stress problems, I found that this was indeed true. A water curtain with a fan blowing through it makes the air cooler. I was particularly impressed with the fountains and flowers of the...

Bob's leave ended yesterday afternoon Thursday, July 30, 1964 - en route to Granada This morning I checked out of the hotel and took the 8:30 train (2nd class only) with seat reservation obtained from AmExp to Granada. Dear Mother, Well the train is a madhouse. It is a good thing I have a...

Market on Monday from Lonja Flower stalls outside market inside Central Market The Central Market of Valencia is one of the largest in Europe, covers more than 8,000 square meters, over two floors, inside Central Market This is a resort town and not used to American tourists. The shops...

I was planning to meet my sister in Madrid, and then go to Lisbon, Seville and end up in Valencia so I could meet my husband's ship there. However, we apparently couldn't get a train ticket from Lisbon or Madrid to Seville, and we also couldn't get anything to Valencia. So this narrative talks...

4 Scooter riders in 1964 from a bus Side of the Royal Palace in 1964 Park in front of the Royal Palace My niece was good and when it came time to go to the Prado, she fell asleep. So since I had been yesterday for several hours by myself before my sister came (the Prado is near our hotel...

River from train I saw the Valley of the Fallen and El Escorial from the train. A nice Spanish man was kind enough to alert me each time. El Escorial Friday, July 17, 1964- Arrived in Madrid - Safely at Hotel Postcard of our hotel with the room circled My first and last hotels had been...

My next visit to Europe was in the summer of 1964, to meet my husband's ship at ports around the Med. He was a pilot and flew S2Fs (antisubmarine planes) off the aircraft carrier Intrepid The_planes_that_Bob_flew The Intrepid was supposed to have the following itinerary 11 June – Leave...