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Italy, Spain, Portugal & Morocco!

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A long overdue update but I have been away for 5 weeks on my holiday :) Firstly I went to Italy to see the last 11 days of the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy cycle race) which was very exciting and a lot of fun! Passo dello Stelvio, Italy Lots of biking up some really big mountains! the Passo dello Stelvio is 2770 m and even though it's really high it is a nice ride up there Next I went to Spain and spent a week with my friend in Barcelona before heading of to Madrid for the start of my bus tour.  Madrid Toledo  Bull fighting ring in Madrid The Alhambra (Which I now have a cross stitch pattern from Chatelaine designs to do!)  The Medina (markets) in Morocco Morocco  Seville  Plaza de Espana, Seville  Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal Overall I have a wonderful trip and I am already planning my next one! When I left Madrid it was 34 degrees, I got home to snow and 0 degrees, needless to say I was not impressed! As for st