Tuesday April 16, 2019 Another breakfast start, the fresh squeezed orange juice is really good. Time to start our day. The first stop today is the Santa Cruz Museum. The building itself is a former orphanage and hospital funded by Cardinal Mendoza upon his death in 1495. The facade of the building still has bullet […]
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Year: 2019
Holy Toledo
Monday April 15, 2019 We sleep in today which for us is 0815. We head down for the included breakfast which is served. It included a small yogurt starter, excellent fresh squeezed orange juice, a giant croissant(or fruit), jamon and tomatoe on a large type of Texas toast, and a cafe con leche. It is […]
It is Not Ohio
Sunday April 14, 2019 We are out the door at 0800 for our walk to Avila Train Station. I think I fixed my gyroscope as we find our way without any guidance errors. We get to the station at 0820 for our 0840 train. Today’s journey involves this train to Madrid Chamartin Station, than a […]
The Walls of Avila
Saturday April 13, 2019 Our train today does not leave until 0945 so we do not have to get up too early. We start walking to the train station a little after 0900 and cover the .9 miles in just under 20 minutes. Our train is there for boarding and we learn that the MD […]
Storks of Salamanca
Friday April 12, 2019 We thought we had set the air conditioning last night but woke up to the heat kicking on in the middle of the night. We could not get any cold air so just opened the window and the room cooled off nicely. I do not think they have turned on the […]
Going to Salamanca
Thursday April 11, 2019 It is a bit of a struggle to wake up this morning. We have to catch an 0800 bus to the train station even though our train does not leave until 0923. These late Spanish dinners make it hard for us to get to bed at our preferred time of around […]
The Rain in Spain
We slept well last night. Comfortable bed and very quiet. It is raining outside which does not encourage us to move fast. We head on out about 0945. We start getting our morning exercise right away with a couple of hill climbs. Plenty of people walking to work and for a short while we are […]
Arriving in Espana
We spent the last week with family in New York. The weather was not very good but it was a relaxing visit. We focused on finishing up some loose ends for our trip and getting all packed. Our packs weigh about 24 pounds each which will lighten as we travel. We have paper guides for […]
Jersey Time
Wednesday, March 27th to Sunday March 31st. While I am outside getting some things out of the Rav, our son Steven pulls up in an orange Subaru. At first I thought nice color car rental, then I see that Ambers sister is driving and think, what is going on here? Turns out he was on […]
2019 Adventure
It is time. The planning stage is over and the exploring and discovering stage has begun. Where did this years dream start? It was sparked last July while hiking 500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. At Elk Lake while standing in the 25 foot cell phone coverage circle, we learned that we were going […]