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Hotel breakfast. Good rolls, coffee, cake. Stingy re yogurt. Not enough fruit. Meat and salami lovers paradise. Laguardia, a medieval hilltop town that is mostly pedestrian with two major churches, one on the north and one on the south side. … Continue reading →

Small town (950 population) next to a bucket list hotel- a Michelle recommendation- designed by Frank Gehry. It is our choice of where to see the event. Vitoria-Gasteiz, a stop on the way. Capital of Basque Country, site of 13th … Continue reading →

Sunday: the city is shut down. Food of course, and museums and little else.  mostly a rest day for us.  A landmark from days past a manufacturing brand name Just not in the mood to go past the … Continue reading →

Spanish breakfast before cooking class. Cooking class on other side of bridge. Paella and burnt basque cheesecake with three grades of wine and a slurp of horrible cider. Class started 11 in the morning. Excellent and very experienced chef led … Continue reading →

Breakfast at at local gastropub Guggenheim Museum Cafe Iruña Cortes Ingles Nice nap A very Spanish breakfast Not one of our favorites by a long long shot. A very large exhibit with an enormous number of wire turnings very few … Continue reading →

Start of a long Planned adventure and bucket list item Asked for coffee and this is what we got They met us at the plane at the foot of the steps, took us by car to and through immigration. No … Continue reading →

Heading off to Spain, leaving in the afternoon. A reflection from Adam Smith on necessities. What triggered this? Well we both purchased linen shirts for the heat of Spain. Adam Smith muses: By necessaries I understand, not only the commodities … Continue reading →

Nothing to see or read here. Final post of this trip. Not much to bother reading, mostly a short journal for us. Monday weather, sunnier and warmer – not what the weather app said. Morning time walk. Outdoor tracking of … Continue reading →

Saturday Slept in- first late sleeping in quite a while. Did room service breakfast, had to 😍 Lunch included a DIY cortado. At noon the captain carried on over the PA system for ~seven minutes: position, geography, distance, etc. Afternoon … Continue reading →

France??? Yes. Le Havre, no idea why. Bus to Southampton then easy boarding. Nice room. Kathy, of Camel Travel left us chocolate dipped strawberries. Yum & thanks. Friday Docked in port of Le Havre, bus to Honfleur. Tasse de l’eau. … Continue reading →