The young French school children than scream incessantly during their recess outside my window seem to have been called back to class….so I have a few minutes in which to think and capture here a piece of my latest excursion to the great country immediately south of me, ESPANA! My Mom has always wanted to go to… Continue reading San Sebastian, Pinxtos and Mom
Category: Spain
Santiago de Compostela – Spain’s most Romantic and Historic City
I have arrived here 4 days before Pope Benedict XVI. Like me, it will be his first visit to what is considered to be the 3rd most sacred city in Christianity (behind Jerusalem and Rome…remarkably I will have visited all 3 this year after I visit Rome in a few weeks). He, of course, will get… Continue reading Santiago de Compostela – Spain’s most Romantic and Historic City
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Sevilla!
Glee is the only word that I can find to describe how I felt when my bus pulled into the Sevilla bus station 2 days ago. This city holds so many fond memories for me from the time I studied here for 3 1/2 months as a junior in college and from the last time I visited 2 years ago. … Continue reading Sevilla!
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Danger! I am now in Europe! :)
The minute I ported on in Tarifa, Spain I felt my checking account starting to drain. I get weak in the knees for all things European…particularly the shopping, food and wine….and now I am here for an entire month! Dios Mio!! Any budget I tried to assemble prior to this trip might as well be shredded right… Continue reading Danger! I am now in Europe! 🙂
