The Palace
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...
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Tapas
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...
Zaragoza
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...
Segovia
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...
A Long Way Down to the River
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...
Finally, the Food
Sirsa took us on a food adventure in the La Latina neighborhood yesterday. (La Latina is only a 5 minute walk from where we’re staying. ) It was so good. We started with fresh...
Wandering around Madrid
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...
San Isidro (first day in Madrid)
We arrived yesterday, the last day of the San Isidro (the patron saint of Madrid) festival. The locals pronounce Madrid with a soft “d”, according to Gail. To my untrained ear, it sounds like...
Companions for the Journey
Cathy & Ken Cathy and Gail have been friends since the ’80s. They met in Seattle, knew each other in Phoenix, and lived in the Portland area since around 2000. When Gail and I...
2025 Back to Europe – the Plan
Here we are on Orcas Island for our 15th wedding Anniversary (August 22,2024). Our past European adventures have started with an ISing choir tour.(ISing is the choir that Gail sings in.)This time, I (Dan)...