Flowers and plants of our travels
11 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The only one I know the name of is the Calan lily.
Cats of our travels
11 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Sandra's happy place. Jackpot on day 13. We came through a tiny town Rueiro where it seems someone has set up a bit of a cat sanctuary. Some were too shy for a photo but there were many.
These feet were made for walking
11 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Since we arrived in Portugal these feet have walked 258 kms and 386,824 steps across Portugal and Spain.
Call me Alexandram
12 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Obtained our Compostela and distance certificates and wandered town. I like my Latin name!
Madrid!
13 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Mary and I boarded a train to Madrid this morning. Mary has been here many times before - it being one of her favorite cities but this is my first time. It is a beautiful city! The beautiful buildingsЧитать далее
Madrid continued
14 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Spent the day Saturday wandering the city. The architecture is amazing. Last night we happened upon a bar that took us back to the 60s, with old music and the old Jimmy Stewart movie Harvey.Читать далее
Toledo - the cathedral
15 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The cathedral - built between 1227 and 1493 is massive and impressive (read understatement).
Toledo
15 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We walked to the Madrid train station (see the lovely boulevard in Madrid) this morning and traveled to Toledo - a 35 minute trip. Toledo has a cool train station albeit small.
Toledo is a medievalЧитать далее
Madrid day 3
16 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Madrid continues to impress. Beautiful buildings and gardens, gin clubs and restaurants galore. Today we had lunch in a great place that I would describe as granville island on steroids, shopped (MaryЧитать далее
Madrid day 4
17 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Started our day with a guided tour of the Prado museum. Wonderful guide who showed us all the most important pieces and described the history, significance and symbolism. After the tour she took us toЧитать далее
Madrid day 5
18 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Spent a good part of today at the Reina Sofia museum. Had lunch in their very cool looking cafeteria with a great soundtrack. Later we retired to Casa Alberto - founded in 1827 - for some of theirЧитать далее
Last day in Madrid
19 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
We spent the first half of the day at the Thyssen Bernemisza museum first started as a private collection by Baron Heinrich Thyssen in 1905. There are 775 works that span the 13th to 20th century.Читать далее
Dublin
20 октября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Arrived in Dublin for the last part of our trip. Cold and rainy afternoon with flooding in some parts of the city. We wandered a bit and then retired to the bar on our lovely hotel - The Marlin.Читать далее
Last day in Ireland
22 октября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Mary and I started our last day in Ireland with a visit to the National Gallery. Next we walked through St Stephen's Green - a beautiful park in the middle of Dublin. There we saw a monumentЧитать далее



























































































































































ПутешественникMaybe our friends - Pam Coco - you can tell us the names of these things
Amazing to see them in such wild settings theres an app that will identify name of flowers, trees etc... [Lauri]
Путешественник😀 did not think of that