Hotels In Seville

The treasures of old Spain

This was not going to be our typical family vacation, and, to tell you the truth, that frightened me a little. Instead of seeing Cinderella's Castle in Disney World, we were going to see real castles in Spain and Portugal. And instead of making our own schedule and driving our car, we were going to be following a tour guide's schedule as we cruised through Spain on a bus.

I was afraid the kids would start bickering soon after leaving Madrid, but 10 days later, both children were "muy feliz," and so were my wife and I.

But if you're traveling with children on a bus tour, you need to make some preparations.

Our planning began months before by researching family-friendly activities during off-times of the tour. Most of the tour was going to be sightseeing, so we wanted to have some fun activities. In Madrid, we planned on going to a park and taking a cable-car ride over the city. In Lisbon, we wanted some time on the beach. Visiting the Alhambra, a real-life palace, would be a treat for everybody. Plus, we would have churros and chocolate at cafes.

The other aspect of our advance planning was making sure the kids had plenty to do and eat on the bus. We packed boxes of fruit snacks and cereal bars. We brought books, Nintendo DSs, and I loaded up the iPhone and iPod with games and movies.

Then we were ready. We flew out of JFK Airport in New York City at about 5 p.m. Friday and arrived in Madrid at 8 a.m., because of an airline delay. Exhausted from the overnight flight and the six-hour time change, we quickly faced a problem when our luggage did not arrive. The loss of our luggage really hampered our first day. Our plan to take the cable car fell by the wayside, and we instead spent a couple of hours at a department store buying replacement clothing.

Later that day, we had a brief group orientation with our tour guide, Mark. He explained the basics of the tour. Over the next eight days, we would be traveling from Madrid and hitting Toledo, Granada, Seville, Salamanca and Avila, plus Lisbon and Fatima in Portugal, before returning to Madrid.

Our group consisted of 39 passengers, mostly couples, with a few singles and one other large family. People were from Australia, Indonesia, Canada and the United States. The bus was spacious (apparently roomier than most), comfortable and air-conditioned. (With temperatures hitting the 100s, the A/C was a lifesaver.)

A bus tour is a great way to see a lot of a country in a short time, and since we were taking one of the shorter tours offered by Insight Vacations, there was a lot of ground to cover. So you have to put your faith in the company and hope they utilize your time wisely. There were only a couple of days where we spent several hours on the bus. Mostly, we were out and about exploring the cities and sights.

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