Monthly Archive: May 2025

I went to the Sagrada Familia with a Get Your Guide tour on the morning of Friday May 30th. I should have known better. I don’t really like large tours. I like more intimate,...

Let’s start with some photos of a fantastic sunset from May 27, the day before our last day. Our last full day in Zaragoza (5/28) found us going a little further afield. From June...

On Tuesday, May 27, we decided to follow Ken as he led us on a tour of some of the city’s towers. We started out with the tower of Iglesia de San Pablo, the...

On Monday, May 26, the weather was forecasted to be very hot, so we got an early start of the day. Aljafería Palace, built in the 11th century, served as a recreational palace for...

Gail and I love to go on a food tour on the first day we’re in a new city. There is so much you can learn about a city through its food. Ken and...

It’s about 200 miles from Madrid to Zaragoza. On the high speed train, I made it in an hour and three quarters. Very pleasant countryside. Very comfortable seats. Not many people got off in...

On Tuesday, May 20, we went to Segovia. Segovia is a historic and picturesque city northwest of Madrid. The Rómans builf an aqueduct here in the first century AD, and it provided water to...

On Sunday, May 18, we decided to go to Mass at Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande, a 3 minute walk from where we were staying. I’m not sure what St Francis would...

We had planned to go on a Food Tour yesterday, but due to a series of unfortunate events as Daniel Handler would say, we missed the tour. But, as long as Gail and I...