Walking tour Porto. Took a free walking tour through PortoWalkers which I booked a day or two before. It was about a 2-hr tour with a group of 20 or so from all over the world — Australia, Central Europe, Canada…I think we were the only ones from USA, but I can see the appeal …
Time to drive to Porto. We loaded up the car and got going by 10, stopping briefly in town to check on Laurie’s sun glasses (not there) and check the Audi’s tire pressure (topped off). Then headed toward Avila and Salamanca before reaching Portugal. There was a remnant of a border station between the …
After sleeping late again and having determined that Juan’s cousins were probably coming today after all, it meant that Juan and the boys could not join Laurie and me for an excursion to the mountain woods and Argentine place in Valsain (Tio Pepe). Laurie and I headed to the Argentine place and got there around …
I slept until nearly 11, having woken up briefly at 4:30 and read for an hour or so. We dallied a bit doing who knows what (oh yeah, trying to figure out where to have dinner with Scott), then headed out to the Segovia History Museum, arriving a bit after 1pm. The museum was larger …
Arrived in Madrid on time (7:30am or so), had long walk to customs and baggage, then waited a while more for luggage. It finally appeared and I was out of baggage claim by about 8:45. Started looking for transport to get to train station at Chamartin. Had to catch bus from Terminal 1 to Terminal …
August 6-20, 2017: Bill’s trip to Spain to see Laurie, visit Porto and Galicia Embarking on my second solo trip to Spain to see Laurie and take a break. I went in August of 2016 and had a great time visiting Segovia for the first time (Laurie had moved there some months before), then venturing …
This is a test. I’m testing whether and how to keep a journal. I want to find a solid platform to integrate words, graphics, music, and digital references in one place. So this is a test of WordPress and of myself. After finding some time on my hands, thinking about it myself for a while, …
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