Up to now, I really haven’t said much about the food we’ve been eating. It has been absolutely fabulous, starting with sumptuous breakfast buffets every morning. You name it, they have it: eggs, toast, croissants, pastries, deli meats, sausages and ham, cereals, and fruits of all kinds. Every hotel has been a little bit different,… Read More Eating our way to Compostela
[POST UPDATED! Okay, I’m a brazen thief and have stolen some of my sister Doris’ photos!] Owwowwoww … my aching feet! We have just come back from walking part of the Way of St. James, on our way to the Santiago de Compostela. The bus dropped us off at San Juan de Ortega and picked… Read More Burgos and the Way of St. James
We woke up in Zaragoza, the fifth largest city in Spain, and the capital of the region of Aragón. We met our local guide, Benoit, at the hotel and set off for the Palacio de la Aljaferia, a fortified medieval palace built during the second half of the 11th century. We didn’t go in, but… Read More Zaragoza and La Guardia
After an early wake-up call at 5:00 am, I met our tour group downstairs where we were handed a takeaway breakfast and headed for the airport. We were told that because of the latest terror attacks, getting through security would take extra long. What was strange was that our group of 16 only had a… Read More Barcelona Cathedral