Hello, how is your month of August going? It’s still pretty hot here in Madrid, and I’m still in PT for my ankle, but thankfully, things are improving on both fronts. Today I’m going to talk about a road trip we took in mid-July. What does it mean to be human? In college I took …
A weekend spent in the magical city of Cuenca;
Exploring some of the beautiful countryside just outside of Madrid
I wanted to take a moment and give a shout out to some people who mean so much to us and who have really been there for us this past year. I’ll start with our kids, four terrific human beings who have continually given us so much joy. I’ll extend it to their spouses and …
A birding trip through the gorgeous landscape of Navarra in northeastern Spain.
It’s Sunday night, and our movers are coming TOMORROW!! So just a quick note to share something I’ve been wanting to cover in the blog for a few weeks, which is the volcano erupting in the Canary Island of La Palma. As of today, it’s been going for 28 days, and there is no sign …
Good news: our stuff is finally on a boat, making its way toward Spain! Not sure when we’ll actually have it delivered, but it looks like it will be in this coming month of October. Yay! This weekend we rented a car and decided to go birding/sight-seeing in the mountainous area north-east of Madrid (about …
Well, it’s looking like our furniture and household goods won’t get here until mid-October at the earliest. So, onto more adventures! One of the things about living in another country whose language is different is that you have to learn a lot of vocabulary. I’m fortunate in that I learned Spanish quite well when I …
A day trip to the nearby city of Colmenar Viejo had a few archaeological surprises.
A day trip to Segovia to see the Aqueduct, Jewish ruins, a fairy-tale palace and the magnificent old city.
