Saturday, January 10, 2026 There’s time in the morning to medicate the fur babies before Stu and Amanda come. Miss Kitty seems to sense that something is amiss, even though she can’t see the luggage in the living room. She declines her iron supplement and hides (unsuccessfully) under the couch. Right on time Stu helps me load up and we’re off to TPA. Once there, it’s park the car, take the elevator, ride the train, cross the main terminal, tag our bags, drop them off and ride the tram to Terminal F. American Airlines is offering to let you ship through a carry on, so I get to ditch both my suitcase and duffle, and both the kids ship one of theirs, too! We breeze through security where the TSA guys are all in a good mood (!) and then I have to pay my dues for suggesting that we leave my house earlier than Stu suggested. It was worth it to me! Everyone gets a drink and the kids each get a yummy looking pastry or croissant. And we ARE super ...
Friday, January 16, 2026 We're out the door by 9:30 so we can stop for coffee and train snacks before catching the metro to the train station. The bakery is huge and we all give our orders to Jenny and let her handle it. When she gets the coffees from a different counter we come in two at a time to fix them and get out of the way! Then it's on to Toledo, famous for swords and marzipan and we have plenty of time to eat our deliciousness before arriving at the stunning old Toledo station. Two sandwiches and a drink for about $6.50! They're small sandwiches, but, still... Interesting plaque in the sidewalk Glad I wasn't alone! morning people? Comfy train! Bags o' goodies! The Toledo station can be a destination in itself! Stained glass windows and amazing brick work! It's about a mile and a half walk to the Army Museum, located in the Alcázar, and it's all uphill. 'Nuff said. It is located on the highest hill in Toledo and has been many things since P...
Thrilled to be able to come along virtually and looking forward to coming along another time in person!
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