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.
ПутешественникOk. I am on it! We've seen many kitties. This one was particularly adorable so Mary took a photo.
ПутешественникOh, I'm sure there is a "cats of the Camino" calendar somewhere!
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!
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Interesting You were named after my favorite Uncle and he was Alexander but everyone called him Sandy and he was a piper
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
Wow that mural is spectacular. Would love to know the story behind it. [Carol Spychka]
ПутешественникMe too! I will post more if I am able to get more info. It is stunning and in an alley that is not well traveled at the back of a building.
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That is amazing You photos are all amazing and the architecture is so beautiful What an experience No wonder Mary has gone there so often
ПутешественникYour journey continues to get better and better! Your photos are absolutely amazing and you both look so fresh, like you haven’t walked hundreds of kms! 🥰
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).
ПутешественникWow, wow wow. What to say! Utterly stunning. What a trip you are having. 🥰
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
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Madrid train station? Last holdout for the Republicans. Amazing it survived.
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Ah yes Lladro How lovely Margaret told me that Toledo is also famous for it's steel and she bought a wonderful carving knife there The photos continue to amaze
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
ПутешественникAmazing! You both look so so happy. The food and gin must be wonderful. 😋
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
ПутешественникTime to say goodbye is one of my most favorite songs It all sounds so wonderful and exciting So much new each day Good saying I'm not old I 'm vintage Have to adopt that one
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So lovely Why aren't folks putting some money in the case ??
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
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you are brave to face the downpour You have been pretty fortunate having good weather so one day isn't too bad out of all the good ones are you off to Dublin next
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
ПутешественникLovely, so lovely. The pipes, the green and the sky. Wow. Such a great journey you’ve had. 🥰
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