Unfortunately as tourists who donât speak Spanish we didnât enjoy our experience. It was a cool way to get to Aranjuez, the train itself was cute, not sure about other coaches, but we coach 2 was packed like a cattle coach. The whole train ride had loud music blasting the whole time, staff dressed up as traditional characters came past and blasted stories and role playing, very loud and obnoxious. Kids would definitely enjoy the experience but the whole thing is in Spanish so we couldnât understand. The website has English version so I thought the experience would include some English, but there was none. We rode around town on the bus when we arrived at Aranjuez with no English explanation so we had no idea what we were seeing. When it came to walking guided tour time we didnât see any English guide we just decided to leave the tour and explore on our own. Maybe the experience has English guide however no one helped us find them, no staff came to explain things to us. I wouldnât bother with this experience if you donât...
   Read moreWalking through the railway museum to board our antique but operating train was an experience.
The seats were hardwood, straight back. If you are not of average/ medium built, you might end up being squashed with the passenger next to youâŠ.
Although we bought tickets that said âEnglishâ speaking - it was Spanish all the way on the one hour journey to & back from AranjuezâŠ.. đł clueless as to all the commentary & singing & âcomedyâ that was played out.
Cannot imagine what the condition will be in summer, as there are no fan / aircon onboard, only open half windows & wooden shutters that do not stay in place when we tried to close them.
A box of 3-4 fresh strawberries were distributed on the return journey. Not very sweet...
   Read moreÂĄÂĄAyer por fin despuĂ©s de mucho tiempo queriendo ir a visitar Aranjuez en el Tren de la Fresa, conseguimos hacerlo realidad!!. La experiencia ha sido de 10 (no le pongo mĂĄs estrellas porque sĂłlo hay 5) y totalmente recomendable. Empezando por el entorno desde donde sale el tren (la antigua estaciĂłn de Delicias de Madrid donde se ubica el Museo del Ferrocarril, visita obligada por su encanto para quien no lo conozca). Continuando con el tren que tiene diferentes vagones antiguos restaurados, que dan un especial encanto al viaje. Durante este, hay actores vestidos de Ă©poca que van explicando cosas de la historia de la lĂnea de tren y de Aranjuez. En nuestro caso optamos por el pack "Fresas Reales" en el que nos incluĂan visita guiada al Palacio, Museo de FalĂșas y Parque del PrĂncipe. Las guĂas que nos atendieron super profesionales, nos explicaron cosas muy interesantes de los sitios, que te permiten situarte en su historia. De vuelta de nuevo en el tren histĂłrico hasta Madrid, el personal del mismo iba explicando cosas de las zonas por donde Ăbamos pasando. A la ida te dan de recuerdo una reproducciĂłn de un billete antiguo que te pica el Interventor del tren y a la vuelta una cajita de fresas de Aranjuez TambiĂ©n hay tiempo libre para comer por allĂ y dar una vuelta por tu cuenta por el JardĂn de la Isla OrganizaciĂłn muy buena en la salida, durante el trayecto y en Aranjuez indicando los horarios y sitios de encuentro. Una experiencia Ășnica que disfrutamos a tope las cuatro personas que hicimos el viaje y una manera genial de pasar un dĂa fantĂĄstico en Aranjuez.
Enhorabuena a todas las personas que hacen esta experiencia posible (las que nos acompañaron durante nuestro magnĂfico viaje como las no visibles que lo hacen posible), manteniendo ese patrimonio para el disfrute de todos y darnos la oportunidad de pasar un dĂa fantĂĄstico recordando viajes en tren lejanos y no tan lejanos. MUCHAS GRACIAS...
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