Monthly Archives: August 2026

Last full day of trip. Tomorrow, back to Portsmouth.

off to a Parador not too far from the Madrid airport. Will stay here two nights to make driving easier. For our final event in Burgos, we attended the Sunday mass at the Cathedral. We planned to leave on a … Continue reading →

Final full day here. Hotel desayuno. This is the end of our third trip to Burgos. Two were on the Camino. This was much easier and more relaxing.  Dulce de Medina. Burgos version. There is another version that is … Continue reading →

Wandered over to a 12th century convent that looked quite interesting and apparently had a fine fabric museum. However, when we went to buy tickets, they explained tickets are only for a tour which takes an hour and is entirely … Continue reading →

It is a several hour drive with a choice of decent roads. We took the less speedy route but also avoided the switchback route. Had to cross a bunch of mountains to reach Burgos. Lots and lots of speed cameras … Continue reading →

Final day here before heading South. Unfortunately, we had two day 12s, a typo. Visited the main library in San Sebastian It is a very modern library; large and the best place to go for clean bathrooms. It sits at … Continue reading →

Easy relaxing day. Wandering.  Pastry shop and coffee at the entrance to the old town. A beautiful old patisserie. A good percentage of the boats have no motor and just a set of oars. Potatoes boiling in a large … Continue reading →

Drove to San Sebastián via St Jean de Luz. The best way in is taking exit 3 from the big toll highway to avoid the corniche. Many children in what looks like summer camp or day camp. Multiple camps each … Continue reading →

Sunday, Assumption day, holiday. mostly a shopping day. Picked up lots of odds and ends in a few nice things. well, remembered from a previous visit The man in the red shirt is a local politician who we chatted with … Continue reading →

Massive day at Les Halles. Giant special fireworks. The downside of France: everywhere outside you smell cigarette smoke. In cafés, plazas, just walking around A.I. stuff: The August 15th fireworks show (Biarritz sous les étoiles) is one of the biggest … Continue reading →