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Europe 2025 – Segovia, Part One
May 8 – 9 Our drive to Segovia would be another short one, but with nothing much to see on the way we stayed at the condo until check out time which would get us to our hotel right around check in time. The drive went well until we reached town and then we hit […]
Europe 2025 – Salamanca, Part Two
May 6 – 7 We continued walking down Calle Rua Mayor on the way to the university and entered a triangular little square with a monument honoring maestro Francisco de Salinas, a blind musicologist who taught at the University in the 16th century, one of many former professors celebrated around town. In the square we […]
Europe 2025 – Salamanca, Part One
May 6 – 7 Our drive this day to Salamanca would take us roughly 2-3 hours and so, as with our drive to Madrid, we opted to seek out a diversion or two on the way, one being the Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the other, the Valley of the Fallen. When […]
Europe 2025 – Madrid, Part One
May 3 – 5 As mentioned in the post before this one, the very short drive to Madrid offered us time to do some sightseeing on the way and so we decided to check out the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. Established in the 16th century […]
Europe 2025 – Toledo, Part Three
April 30 – May 2 We had two things on the agenda for the day, that would be to visit the Cathedral as well as trying to find a nice meal. With just those two things to do we loitered a bit at the apartment, getting caught up on chores (a bit of laundry, post […]
Europe 2025 – Toledo, Part Two
Perched strategically in the center of Iberia, Toledo was for centuries a Roman transportation hub. After Rome fell, Toledo became a Visigothic capital (AD 554). In 711 the Moors (Muslims) made it a regional center and because of its importance, Toledo was the first city in the crosshairs of Christian forces. It fell in 1085, […]
Europe 2025 – Toledo, Part One
April 30 – May 2 We would have a fairly easy four-hour drive from Valencia to Toledo leaving us with some time for a side trip or two. Our first one was to detour to check out the Windmills of Campo de Criptana. Famous for being featured in the novel Don Quixote (“At this point […]
Europe 2025 – Valencia, Part Two
April 27 – 29 Continuing on from the market, we passed the Church of Sant Joan del Mercat, before arriving at the Llotja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building that is considered to be a principal tourist attraction in the city. Built between 1482 and 1533, the Llotja is composed […]
Europe 2025 – Valencia, Part One
April 27 – 29 Our drive to Valencia today would take a little over five hours and as we wanted to get there around check in time at the Airbnb so we could get settled in early, which would enable us to shop for provisions before picking up Bev at the airport. The drive out […]
Europe 2025 – Cordoba, Part Two
April 25 – 26 As mentioned in the last post, after dropping off our bikes at the end of the tour, we walked a few blocks back towards our apartment and found just the right place for lunch, which was Taberna De Viana. After a short wait, we were able to find seating at a […]
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