We were so close to Morocco when we were in the South of Spain that we decided that we couldn’t miss the opportunity to stand on the Continent of Africa and see Morocco or at least Tangiers, Morocco. We were going to take a ferry from Tariffa but then saw a great flight offer from…
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To Sevilla
As much as we loved Valencia – today was the day we had chosen to move on, so good-bye beautiful apartment on a beautiful street, goodbye the best oranges I have ever eaten, good-bye Central Market 3 minutes away that we love-love, goodbye to turning a corner and losing your breath because there was another…
Last Day in Valencia
The Valencians are telling us it is very cold today…record…coldest day of the year. 10 degrees. Stay inside. Not a chance – we have many things we want to see. We bundled up in layers and to be honest it was like a lovely spring day for us. We headed out. We didn’t get enough…
Day 1 and 2 in Valencia
Before we left Canada we bought a two month unlimited Eurorail train pass. I love European train travel. The stations are always in the middle of the city and easy to get to by metro or walking. You don’t have to arrive 3 hours ahead – and you get to see the countryside on your…
Montserrat and that’s that!
Bright and early this morning we took the metro to meet a guide to take us to Montserrat – a multi peaked mountain range about an hour out of Barcelona. Montserrat literally means serrated in Catalan (the region Barcelona is in) and that accurately describes the rock formations that make up the mountains These mountains…
Sagrada, Boqueria, Ramblas and Doors
What an impressive title! Sounds like I’m pretty comfortable with Spanish, doesn’t it? Nope. In fact the language barrier is tougher than I thought. Most people we’ve encountered speak no English. The young waiters in the restaurants may have a wee bit but most residents or shop keepers have none. But why would they? We…
First Day in Barcelona
My first impressions of Barcelona – it’s beautiful and it’s busy. The architecture is different than anything I’ve seen anywhere. The Sagrada Familia cathedral is right across the street from us and it takes my breath away every time I step out the door and look up. We bought Sagrada tickets and are doing an…
The Adventure Begins (Not Well).
This is a long and really quite boring rendition – with way more details than 99 percent of you need or want to know. Skip right by this post and going forward I’ll try to stay brief and only point out highlights of the areas we visit. But this blog is also my journal so…
The Week Before!
I have never loved the week leading up to a trip. I can’t really call it travel anxiety because I’m not afraid to fly, I’m not afraid of new places, I’m not even afraid of being uncomfortable in new places – but for some reason, my mind races, my gut rolls and tears come very…
50 years later
Backpacking through Europe We are a week away from our “Adventure” and getting very excited. A very “young” elderly good friend once told us that the secret to enjoying life at any age is “Don’t let the old man in!”….Live life with the same enthusiasm you would in your 20’s and 30’s – just make the…