Travel & Visitors Guide - March 8, 2008
Auf wiedersehen, au revoir and adios to Europe
After our siesta, we headed back to Plaza Mayor and had dinner and drinks at one of the “mesones,” a 400-year-old cave-like restaurant that’s a local favorite for cheap dates. We wandered around the area a bit after dinner, watching the city come alive as it approached 11 p.m.
Tags: madrid, spain, bmw, europe, european delivery program, retiro park, gran via

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 7, 2008
Madrid loves its siestas, late starts -- and so do I
Like the guidebooks suggest, Madrid doesn’t get going until late. And it keeps going, on weekdays, too, well after most Americans would be fast asleep.
Tags: Madrid, spain, bmw, European delivery program, reinda sofia, Puerto del sol, plaza mayor

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 6, 2008
Bustling Madrid is as friendly as it is cosmopolitan
Spain put me in a better mood the moment we landed. Their metro is spotless, efficient, modern and easy to understand. It puts Paris to shame. Polite and helpful people surrounded us, including a woman who not only helped us lug our big, 50-pound suitcase up an endless flight of stairs, but who also directed us to our hotel.
Tags: Spain, Madrid, bmw, European delivery program, Europe, Prado, EasyJet

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 4, 2008
A jam-packed final full day in Paris
Please pardon me if this blog is a little rambling. It’s 10:45 p.m., and we just got back to the hotel after 12 and a half jam-packed hours through the streets of old Paris, the Orsay Museum and Montmartre.
Tags: paris, europe, orsay, montmartre, bmw, european delivery program, madrid

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 3, 2008
Napoleon, that little guy with the Louvre-sized ego
We planned only three major sights for today’s agenda. First, we visited the Arc de Triomphe. Next, we strolled down the Champs-Elysees. Finally, we toured the major works at the Louvre. After a quiet dinner, we’re back at the hotel by 9 p.m.
Tags: paris, europe, bmw, european delivery program, louvre, france, arc du triumphe, champs-elysees, bercy