Burgos Cathedral inside
2018年6月9日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
This staircase is an entrance on the side of the cathedral that has a higher street. It was designed by an Italian architect to hug the wall and take up very little of the interior space. Behind theもっと詳しく
Burgos Cathedral Chapels
2018年6月9日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The many ornate chapels have carved wooden choir stalls in each (unique because they don’t appear in other cathedrals we’ve seen). The artwork took our breath away. So much color, wood and stoneもっと詳しく
Chapel of the Constables
2018年6月9日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
This chapel is known as a cathedral within a cathedral. It is much bigger than the others. as it is dedicated to the founders of the cathedral. It is loaded with artwork and is a highlight of theもっと詳しく
The Cloisters
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And there is more!
Rooms off the Cloisters
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The end--time for lunch! We had a lot to talk about after this experience!
Lesaka, Basque Country
2018年6月9日, スペイン ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
After lunch we drove North toward the coast. The Basque Country is very mountainous, and most of the homes in the mountains looked alpine, so it felt like part of Switzerland. But the names areもっと詳しく
Beautiful San Sebastian
2018年6月10日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
San Sebastian is often called the most beautiful city in Spain. Whenever we told our Spanish friends we were going there, they would get all dreamy-eyed, and give us lots of advice on favorite placesもっと詳しく
Landmarks in San Sebastian
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The first picture is actually the library!
San Sebastian Old Town
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A celebration of heritage with folk music, and other scenes.
San Sebastian: Gourmand's Delight
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The old town is fun to wander around and there were lots of people there as it was Sunday. It’s a great place to try new foods. We ate pintxos (appetizers) washed down with hard cider, churrosもっと詳しく
Arrival in France: Dune du Pilat
2018年6月11日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Continuing North, we crossed the border into France, but we barely knew the border was there. The EU allows us to cross borders without having to show our passports. We used GPS (also known by us asもっと詳しく
Bordeaux
2018年6月12日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Our host's daughter could speak some English, and she helped us figure out the Park and Ride system for the Tram into Bordeaux. (It wasn't easy!) Bordeaux is an old French city on the Garrone river,もっと詳しく
Monuments in Bordeaux
2018年6月12日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
This is a monument to the French Revolutionaries. It was good to see it has been cleaned and is nice and white again. The cathedral is also being cleaned up. The tower was built separately, to reduceもっと詳しく
Bordeaux: Cité du Vin
2018年6月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We had to visit the Cité du Vin (City of Wine), the International Wine Museum. We enjoyed tasting some wines from around the world. We were given a chip card, which we inserted into the slot, then weもっと詳しく
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James
2018年6月13日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Driving North, we happened to see a sign for an American Cemetery and Memorial, so we stopped to visit it. It was beautifully landscaped, and had a lovely chapel, with maps of the battle lines insideもっと詳しく
Saint-James
2018年6月13日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Saint-James is a darling little town, with international flags hanging across the main street. We stopped at an old 1920s hotel to have coffee.
As you can see, Mc Donald's is everywhere! It's a goodもっと詳しく
Battle of Normandy: Memorial to Caen
2018年6月14日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Driving through Normandy is beautiful. Hard to believe this was all torn up in the war.
The Memorial to Caen is the most comprehensive museum about WWII. It includes events leading up to the war,もっと詳しく
Omaha Beach, Normandy
2018年6月14日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
“No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty first.” (Quoted from the stone monument on the beach.) This D-Day Landing site is also commemorated by the metal sculpture, “Theもっと詳しく
Normandy American Cemetery
2018年6月14日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
What a beautiful memorial! Excellent sculptures and a circular chapel with a mosaic ceiling. They didn’t start the landscaping until 1956, when all of the soldiers were moved that families wanted inもっと詳しく
Normandy: "Flowers of Memory"
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We were lucky to see a Flowers of Memory ceremony in which French children were putting flowers on the specific graves of servicemen they’d “adopted”. Our national anthem was played onもっと詳しく
A Day Off in Le Mesnil-Amey
2018年6月15日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Our first pet-sitting was cancelled, so we had to make alternative arrangements for the next few days. We were fortunate to be able to stay an extra day at the studio we were in. I had caught a coldもっと詳しく
Langueux, Brittany: Great B&B Hosts
2018年6月16日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We drove to our next B&B, and met our hosts Alexandra and Julien, a 28 year old couple who are very sweet. We were their first guests in the little house they have just finished renovating out of aもっと詳しく
Perros-Guirec, Brittany
2018年6月16日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This lovely town is on the Northwest coast of Brittany, called the Pink Granite Coast. Along the way we saw rocky inlets from the sea. A lot of condos are in progress, with great sea views, and oldもっと詳しく
Low Tide in Perros-Guirec
2018年6月16日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
The tide was out, and it was a weekend, so people were on the beaches, making sand art pictures. Of course, they will only last until the tide comes in! It was mesmerizing watching them work, andもっと詳しく
Mont-Saint-Michel: An Island Abbey
2018年6月17日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
This Benedictine Abbey is dedicated to St Michael, the archangel. It is an island, connected to the land when the tide is out. It was a Sunday, so lots international bus tours and other people wereもっと詳しく
旅行者
Saint Gregory, known for being a prolific writer, and converting England to Christianity.
旅行者Some very talented people back then .... beautiful
旅行者We agree!