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Sipping Chocolate and Coffee in Madrid
If you love art and chocolate then Madrid is the city you want to visit. The combination of the two is perfect, because when you max out on the art you can recharge with a coffee or a steaming cup of thick chocolate. We are... Read More
Canned by Renfe
November 6, 2010We took the night train to Madrid. We opted for the cheaper bed in a room of six. This means that six people are stacked three deep and two wide in a six foot by eight foot room. There is not enough room... Read More
Taragona
Hostal Forum, TaragonaOk life is pretty grand here in Taragona. My back is feeling good I'm relaxing drinking Rioja wine after a swim in the ocean. It's not a complete surprise to come to a Spanish city I've never hear of, on the coast and... Read More
A letter from our cat
Just received a heart-warming letter from our cat. Thought I would share it with everyone. asedfjgksdjfgoiclepgmdflejrgojavlma;jkgjgoerlew[reofdgmfheirhuth...htuR iH oops, I mean Hi Ruth,This whole typing thing is hard. Don's asleep at the key board so I thought I would take over, otherwise you will probably never... Read More
Teatre-Museu Dali Figueres
Well last night we sold both bikes to the first woman I asked in Cadaques. Well, sold is an over statement, let's just say the purchasers were very happy with the deal. Our next stop was the post office where we mailed about seven kilos... Read More
Dali’s House
Cadaques Salvador Dali lived the bulk of his adult life in a house on the sea just outside Cadaques. The house was originally a number of fishing huts which Dali and his wife Gala transformed into surreal splendor. While there were few of his paintings... Read More
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The Aeolian Islands: Stumbling into Paradise on Salina
Warning: The contents of this blog could inspire feelings of jealousy and even anger. Proceed with caution.Ruth: I love islands. Even though I grew up... Read More
Reggio to Milazzo Sicily
We have broken our uninterrupted bicycle route with a train and ferry so that we can explore Sicily for our last three weeks in Europe.We... Read More
Matera
Matera is a place to see! The cave cut homes and rock buildings melt into one another and it is hard to determine where the... Read More
Polignano a Mare to Alberobello: From the Sea up into Trulli land
We left the beautiful Adriatic today and climbed up to Alberobello. it was a short day and we stopped halfway along our route to see... Read More
Cerignola – Trani: The Adriatic At Last
We had a beautiful ride through the Puglian countryside today. The majority of grapes and olives produced in Italy are grown in Puglia, and it... Read More