-
Recent Comments
Anonymous on Big Apple, here we come! jfistere on Big Apple, here we come! Anonymous on Big Apple, here we come! Anonymous on Big Apple, here we come! Lagos on Big Apple, here we come!
Monthly Archives: May 2010
26 May 2010 – On to Figueres and Salvador Dali
Today is our long drive day, but we didn’t get an early start, as usual. Our hotel is a wonderful old building. I did check out the dining room ceiling and it is indeed hand hewn, and dates back to … Continue reading
25 May 2010 – Altamira AND the Guggenheim
After the usual wonderful breakfast buffet we headed out to explore ancient cave paintings, first at Altimira, where the painting were 20,000 years old, and then at Puente Viesgo, farther west, where the paintings are 30,000 years old. We were … Continue reading
24 May 2010 – The Caves at Altimira (or so we thought)
Today is the day we head for Altamira, where they have cave paintings made 20,000 years ago. Unfortunately we learned that they are closed on Monday, and so we had to figure out an alternate plan. We will go to … Continue reading
23 May 2010 – On to Santillana del Mar
Our next stop is the Parador at Santillana del Mar where we will have two nights, and a chance to explore [a replica] of the Altamira Caves, which have paintings over 25,000 years old. We are now driving eastward along the … Continue reading
22 May 2010 (My birthday) – On to Gijon
Today, we got a late start, but that’s OK because today is my 75th birthday. I don’t feel like I’m 75. Either that, or 75 feels a lot better than I expected it to. Before we left, there we heard a … Continue reading
21 May 2010 – Santiago de Compostela
This morning, I was determined to have scrambled eggs with ham at least, and because of the lack of capability at our previous stop, I was prepared to cut up the sliced ham myself and give it to the cook. This … Continue reading
20 May 2010 – On to Cambados
Although I don’t eat much of a breakfast at home, I judge hotels in large measure by the quality of their breakfast buffet. I’m sorry to say that the Salamanca Parador does not meet the same standards as the other … Continue reading
19 May 2010 – In Salamanca
Breakfast at this Parador is nothing special. We must be getting spoiled. The fruit selection was not that great, and there was no oatmeal, which I happened to want today. I asked the concierge for a map, and I got … Continue reading
18 May, 2010 – To Salamanca
Today we are going to give Miss Nüvi another chance as we head for Salamanca. The concierge said we could go by way of Madrid or Avila. That was an easy choice and we headed for Avila first. It was … Continue reading
17 May 2010 – On the road, on our own, to Toledo
Well, today is the first day we are on the road on our own. We picked up the car on Gran Via, no longer covered with a blue carpet, and we were off. Our GPS unit, “Miss Nüvi”, suggested a … Continue reading
