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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 →

We took the slow route, which is the easy route without having the giant mountain passes with nauseating switchbacks. Impressive tunnels some well over a kilometer. Again, a full day of driving without seeing a single pothole on roads that … Continue reading →

Stupidly hot with high of 102F. Side trip to Briones “Perched on a rocky outcrop in the Rioja Alta subregion of La Rioja, Briones is widely considered one of the most picturesque medieval towns in northern Spain.” But not quite … Continue reading →

The big day! Almost 100 degrees just before eclipse. First a visit to an archeological site. Two signs: one said open today, the other not. Not So, we drove to Logroño. A good town we knew from the walk on … Continue reading →

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 →