Final day of road trip
24 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We left LaGuardia this morning for a longish drive to Bilbao. Our first stop was at a viewpoint up the mountain but it was in the clouds and drizzling so we didn't get much view. So far this trip weЧитать далее
Granny meets the dinosaurs!
23 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
120 million years ago the plain south of Rioja was a flat swampy wetland, home to many herbivore dinosaurs and so also the carnivore raptors. As these dinosaurs walked in the mud , it dried, wasЧитать далее
laguardia archaeology
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In the afternoon we visited two sites just outside of Laguardia. The first was the remains of a celticiberian settlement dating from 1400 BC to 400 BC. Although there are only the low remains of wallsЧитать далее
laguardia
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We spent the morning wandering the narrow medieval streets of Laguardia, and walking around the walls. The town is so small and confined to a narrow hilltop that it only takes 20 or 30 minutes to walkЧитать далее
Bodega visits
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
On our way into Laguardia we stopped to see the winery of Marques de Riscal, which is one of the biggest and most famous Rioja names. The estate is huge and I guess hadn't suffered much from Spain'sЧитать далее
Rioja
21 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Fòr most of this trip we have been travelling through brown flat countryside- the massive high Spanish plain - that is used mainly for growing wheat, now harvested. Also mile upon mile of sunflowersЧитать далее
Camino de Santiago
20 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
When we were in Segovia the road outside our hotel had brass scallop shells embedded in it, which are the symbol of the pilgrims taking the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela. The story isЧитать далее
A trip 1.3 million years into the past
20 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Woke this morning to thick fog, with even the spires of the cathedral barely visible. Thankfully it dispersed as soon as the sun came up and the day was clear and hot as usual. We drove out of town toЧитать далее
Seeing the sights in Burgos
19 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Another cathedral - the cathedral in Burgos really does dominate the town so we started off there this morning. It is enormous, started in the 12C and added to over the centuries. It has some goodЧитать далее
On to Burgos
18 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
After really enjoying Palencia cathedral we went to find our new apartment in Burgos, which was good and right next to the cathedral. So many cathedrals, maybe we should called this trip "cathedralsЧитать далее
Palencia - on the way to Burgos
18 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
It turns out that just around the corner from our hotel in Valladolid is the best churreria in town, so churros and chocolate for breakfast was necessary. We were then going on the Burgos but went toЧитать далее
Salamanca to Valladolid
17 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On the way to Valladolid we made a couple of detours, the first to see another castle which we did not expect to be open - but it was. Castillo la Mota was originally built in the 12C by the Moors butЧитать далее
Salamanca Sunday
16 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Visit this morning to the museum of art nouveau and Art Deco which is housed in a fabulous art nouveau palace overlooking the river. It was built by a wealthy industrialist as his home which he filledЧитать далее
Saturday afternoon
15 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
After lunch we took a break from sightseeing to track the Barnet football and GB Davis cup tennis. Not a good idea. When both matches were at 1 - 1 after tense play we went back into Salamanca toЧитать далее
Salamanca
15 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We have 2 full days in Salamanca so we decided to split our sightseeing into gentle bouts. This morning we crossed the Roman bridge into the centre of Salamanca and visited various buildings of theЧитать далее
Avila to salamanca
14 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We had a gentle morning in Avila and then set off for Salamanca. It's just a hour and a half away and the roads, as they have all been, were very good and empty of traffic. We have rented an apartmentЧитать далее
Avila
13 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Avila is worth the visit for its spectacular walls. Built in 1098 straight after the reconquest from the Muslims, to protect the city the walls totally enclose the whole city and are truly unique. WeЧитать далее
Food
13 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We have been eating far too much in our first few days, wanting to try the local specialties. Last night's dinner was spectacular. We ate at a restaurant on a terrace just outside the walls lit up byЧитать далее
Moving on to Avila
12 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We left Segovia this morning and took a detour to see a 15C castle an hour away in Coca. It was built in 1478 by an archbishop using Arab craftsmen and so much of it is Mudejar style with geometricЧитать далее
Segovia
11 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We had a long lie in this morning and then spent the day exploring Segovia, which is a really nice compact city with lots of great buildings to see. It's greatest fame is the Roman aqueduct which wasЧитать далее
Getting ready
10 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
No problems with the journey , we even managed to arrived in Madrid airport with all our bags. We stopped in el Escorial for lunch and looked at the monastery/palace there. It's a huge, huge, buildingЧитать далее
Cake
13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Instead of a conventional cake I made a banana cake and a pile of Finlay's favourite ginger cookies. They seemed to go down ok
Tractors and icecream
13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Biplane
13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Latest woodwork project.
Presents
13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We spent most of the morning opening presents and playing with them , then went to a dairy farm outside Lincoln that renowned for its ice cream and has a little farm zoo and children's tractors toЧитать далее
Birthday morning
13 августа 2018 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
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