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With another 10 days in Japan we planned to stay in just two cities –

Tokyo – Nest Hotel Tokyo Hanzomon
Osaka – HR Front Regal Shinmori
Tokyo – Narita Tobu Hotel Airport

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The Molinos de Viento de Consuegra (the windmills of Consuegra), 140 kms south of Madrid. A nice little stop on our way to Granada. 12 of the original 13 are preserved and five of these have the complete mechanisms and are in working order. You can enter two of these to see and learn more of the inner workings and we went into “Rubio”, (they are all named) which is the only windmill in Spain that works daily. The windmills are the result of the people of La Mancha (Al-Mansha in Arabic meaning “the dry land” or “land without water”) working with their environment. In La Mancha, the rivers did not have enough flow, so they used wind power to mill their grains. #windmill #windmills #consuegra #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #gowithnugget #everywhereclassroom #worldschooling #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

The Crystal Palace, a pavilion created to accommodate a sample of exotic plants at the Philippines Exhibition of 1887 and located in El Retiro Park. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it then became a public park. Covering 1.4 km2 (350 acres) it is an incredible green space on the edge of Madrid’s city centre with many lakes, fountains, statues, gardens, playgrounds and areas for skateboard practice. One of Braxton’s birthday presents 😉 #parqueelretiro #elretiropark #citypark #madrid #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #gowithnugget #everywhereclassroom #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

Another walking tour today with @sandemansnewmadrid and another pretty good few hours. We explored the west (& oldest) part of the city with our guide, Fabrizio. 📍We started at Plaza Mayor, a major public square in the heart of the city, with some interesting history. 🍽 We saw the oldest restaurant in the world (Guinness World Record certificated) which has been open and operating since 1725, Sobrino de Botín. A favourite of Hemingway’s apparently 📚 💐 The small, but beautiful Plaza de la Villa 👑 The Royal Palace, with over 3,000 rooms, is the largest royal palace in Europe by floor area. ⏰ After nearly three hours of seeing and hearing more of the history of Spain and Madrid we then finished off with our family’s usual here in Spain, tapas and sangria for lunch 😋 #walkingtour #history #madrid #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #gowithnugget #everywhereclassroom #worldschooling #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

A big happy happy birthday Braxton Fletcher 🥳🥳 Can’t believe you are now 7‼️ Last year you turned 6 in the capital of China and now we are in the Spanish capital to celebrate your day. What a year of adventures in between, you have done and seen so so much and it’s been amazing to spend time together as a family and watch you grow into an incredible big kid 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦💞 Hope you have the best 7th birthday 🎈🎁🎂🍫😎 Lots of love always and big hugs, Mum, Dad and Lincoln xoxo #happybirthday #bignumber7 #bigkid #madrid #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

Real Alcázar de Sevilla, the Royal Fortress and the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 it is one of the most complex and important buildings in the world, with history dating back more than a thousand years. Some of the history of this Islamic palace are still visible but others have been disguised or altered by the different powers that have inhabited its rooms over the years. We were a bit late buying tickets online the day prior so didn’t get an early entrance spot that we were wanting, but we only had to wait a small amount of time compared to those in the “without tickets” line. We did manage nearly two hours in the early afternoon heat. An incredible sprawling estate of beautiful opulence 🤩 🔥 Hot tip - book your entrance time slot online for a Monday visit - tickets are only €1 per person 👌 👂 Audio guides are €6 each #realalcazar #royalpalace #palace #unesco #seville #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #everywhereclassroom #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

🤩 Views of #sevilla from on top of Las Setas De Sevilla (Seville Mushrooms) 🍄 Also known as Metropol Parasol, designed by German architect, Jürgen Mayer. It is the world’s largest wooden structure, made from 3,500 pieces of the Finnish pine wood, “Kerto”. The history is that in 1990, construction began on the site for an underground parking lot to then have a market on top. During construction, ruins dating to the Roman and Al-Andalus eras were discovered and so construction was stopped. In 2004 the city decided to develop the area and opened an international competition for designs. This one won and construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2011, 150m long, 70m wide and 28.5m in height. The ruins are still preserved in the underground section. It’s an interesting modern structure but doesn't really fit with the rest of the city 🤷‍♀️ €3 each to go to the snake like path around the top 🤩 Located in La Encarnación Square, in the old quarter of Seville, it was also lovely to wander through this area’s beautiful lanes 🇪🇸😍 #setasdesevilla #metropolparasol #seville #visitseville #spain #españa #visitspain #spaintravel #europe #europeansummer #amazingplaces #exploretheworld #traveltheworld #seetheworld #longtermtravel #travellingwithkids #travelwithkids #havekidswilltravel #ourfamilytravels #travelfamily #familytravel #showthemtheworld #travelmadfam #ourtribetravels #exploringfamilies #everywherefamilies #everywhereclassroom #ourawesomeworldadventure #kiwifamilyoe

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