Category: Europe

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...

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...

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)...