Hey eveybody...We just left Barcelona yesterday and arrived in San Sebastian so I thought I´d write a little about the Catalunyan capitol.We arrived by bus after along trip from Valencia. Our hotel was wonderful and right in the middle of all the action...or at least close enough to take the bus with no problems. The first thing we did was head down to the ...
Hey everybody!We took the AVE (ah-vay) high speed train down to Seville.We met our new guide,Ruth and walked through the town. It was much like I remembered it from my family's trip in 1999.Mom, I know I saw some of the same places. .The first day(June 20) we went to a small tapas cellar called Bodegas Morales.The menus were written in chalk on huge cisterns ...
Hola!Can you believe it has taken me this long to update my blog...We began our third day in Madrid quite early. About 7 am people began to roll in to the hotel restaurant for breakfast with sleepy eyes (many had been out roaming Madrid until late), and helped themselves to the scrambled eggs, ham, sausages, fresh fruit and cereals. I have been suprised that ...
Hey everybody!Here´s a little short entry to tell you about day 2 when we went to Toledo.We took off early from our hotel in Madrid in a little,but airconditioned, bus to the walled town of Toledo. It´s about 1 1/2 hours from Madrid to the south.After a long ride we rounded a corner and the quintessential Spanish city, with huge historic Roman gates and narrow ...
CIA instructor Jean Morris, Guide Carmen, Chef EncaboHola para todas!I finally found an internet cafe I could use. It has been a busy couple of days so this is my first chance to try out my travel blog.Our flight from JFK airport in New York boarded on Saturday at around 5:30 pm.We waited on the runway, in a very crowded hot plane, until 8:15pm. It took us ...
Hey everybody,Just writing a few catch up entries.In case you didn´t know I got into a car accident on Interstate 95 this past Friday.I am fine, aside from a sore neck and some impressive bruises, but my poor little Volkswagen Beetle is competely busted up all along the drivers side. My drivers side rear tire blew out and the car spun several times and slammed into the guard rail. Pretty scary.My ...
Hey guys!Countdown is down to 2 days. I leave for Europe this Saturday at 1 pm.It will be a long flight, but hopefully I am prepared.I have a brand new passport (with an RFID chip implanted in it!)and international drivers license, and a few Euros to start me out.My cat and Cammy (my grandmothers cat who is living at my parents house) have struck an uneasy truce. Magic has the upstairs and Cammy ...
So here we go...This is my first blog. Kind of a test blog of sorts.I am wrapping up my preparations for the trip. I have already begun feeling guiltyfor leaving the cat for so long (ie. "oh my poor little kitty" , "I hope my parents survive" etc).I always like to get a head start on my worrying.Along those lines I took out my passport the other day and noticed an air bubble about the sizeof a ...
