Aug 15, 2017 Finisterre

Today was deliberately a non-driving sort of day.  We started with a very short drive (we considered the option to walk…but we drove) down the peninsula to the Lighthouse at Finisterre.  This is the proverbial last stop at the “End of the World” for the Camino de Santiago.  We passed a few pilgrims along the …

Aug 13, 2017 Porto

Today was kind of a spare day for exploring Porto and environs.  We started with a walk to downtown Porto and made our way toward the Livaria Lello (Wikipedia, TripAdvisor).  This is a landmark old bookstore where allegedly J.K. Rowling drew inspiration for Harry Potter (or did she?), particularly the moving stairs in Hogwarts.  She …

Aug 11, 2017 Porto

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 …

Aug 9, 2017 Segovia

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 …

Aug 8, 2017 Segovia

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 …