Barcelona Buildings

Barcelona Buildings

Strolling 25,000 steps a day in this town full of architectural delights, we noticed an old store front called Casa Beethoven. Filled with great sheet music and all sorts of instruments, we looked down on the way out and stepped over a bronze plaque about 25 inches by...
Bustling Barcelona

Bustling Barcelona

Stopping in Barcelona at the beginning of our first cruise through the Mediterranean, I dragged our family of four from the bus station and under the Arc de Triomf on our determined walk to the port. Hailing a taxi an hour later, we later laughed at our quick and...
Sated in Spain

Sated in Spain

These are my definitive Secrets in Andalucia: Ronda – De Locos Tapas – the best tapas in Spain!   Arquitecto Pons Sorolla, 7 Ronda – Il Forno al Legno – bruschetta and pizza   Calle Nueva, 24 Cordoba – La Quarta Taberna – paella...
Surmising from Spain

Surmising from Spain

Buying the book, A Vanishing World, in Granada, we began to understand a little about the culture of Spain. The Islamic sultans made an effort to tolerate the Jews and Christians, setting an example of coexistence, or convivencia. All three religions even shared ovens...
Alluring Andalucia

Alluring Andalucia

Visiting Malaga on a cruise, our family was only slightly impressed with this seaside city. But now that we have stayed here as we live seasonally, this town became one of our favorite finds. We explored Andalucia in January and found warm blue skies. In fact, this...