Category: Spain

Day 3:  Barcelona comes equipped with a number of beaches, and we had earmarked our third day for a visit. We took the bus, though the walk would later prove to be only about a half hour, and took a stroll along the boardwalk to see what sort of beach we were at. Almost before… Continue reading Barcelona, ES (part 2)

Day 1:  Our train from Sevilla departed at a relatively early time of 9AM, and cruised through increasingly greener and more interesting landscape as we made our way east. Apparently our route took us north as well, through Madrid, but we didn’t even notice. It was a high-speed express train, so we spent most of… Continue reading Barcelona, ES (part 1)

We are now back in Spain, exploring the southern-ish part of the country in the Andalucia region. Sevilla isn’t the type of city that you would consider beautiful by simply looking at it from a vantage point. You really need to see it up close to appreciate the architecture, the people and the history. In… Continue reading Sevilla, ES

Sun, sand and sangria pretty much sums up our stay in San Sebastián. We’ve had a very nice introduction to Spain, and very much enjoyed some of the well-known stereotypes, like tapas (called pintxos, said like “pinchoes”) and siesta. We left blue-skied Bordeaux and arrived an overcast grey sky. Christina was disheartened, but there was… Continue reading San Sebastián, ES