Last few days have been exciting and exhausting. We’ve been promised they don’t party like this all the time, but Valencianos in particular have a reputation for fiesta that they haven’t disproven since we’ve been here. After pigging out on paella we roasted in the…
2 commentsWedding In Valencia Originally uploaded by autarken I just finished uploading photos from my phone (gprs slow here in Picassent) from the wedding… more and better quality pics from our cameras to follow when we get a chance (maybe not til we get home, we’ll…
no commentLlegamos en Valencia Originally uploaded by autarken Finally, feels like vacation. We arrived in Valencia this morning, were picked up by Ernesto, then grabbed Emily and Jean @ their hotel, taken to an horchateria and given a tour of Valencia. After meeting Ernesto’s whole family…
no commentEight years after our first journey around Europe Kim and I are making a rare *return* trip to a place we’ve already been to! A couple of them even. When friends of ours announced they were going to be married in Spain we jumped at…
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After sleeping on the streets of Barcelona we have been much more thankful for our 1 star hotel rooms. We left Barcelona on a night train headed for Nice, France. We had to change trains in Cerbere, which we still aren’t sure if it is…
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Granada turned out to be a very busy little town! The Spanish celebrate the Easter holiday for an entire week and they like to come to Granada. Fortunately we arrived in town around noon and caught a room just before everything filled up. We decided…
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We just came back from one of the most colorful experiences – Morocco! But first, a description of beautiful Rhonda… Rhonda was a fairly small hill-town in Andalucia, Spain and full of spectacular sights. We feel fortunate enough to have stayed in a small pub/hotel…
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We had a really nice hotel room (a blessing when you are sick) and Brian was sweet enough to go out and get me some food (bread and sorbet). Unfortunately we had to miss one of the “best” flamenco shows in Seville, but perhaps we’ll…
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Sintra was so cool! If we ever go back to Portugal we’ll probably stay there instead of Lisbon. The town was really cool and the castle was amazing. I wasn’t feeling too great on Monday, but it was relaxing once we got to the castle…
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It was Kim’s idea to trade off days in the journal, but she hasn’t felt like writing so I will fill in the last few days. Monday saw more of Orléans and also a train ride to Blois. There was a castle there, but not…
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