my nice little life

We were quite impressed with Spain.   Of the six cities we visited, there wasn’t a single one that we didn’t like.   They had their differences, of course, so we had our favorites, but all in all we found that we really liked Spain.   The six cities were spread out over a large area and in [...]

It took about an hour of a good steady pace, but we walked all the way to  the castle at the top of this mountain.  It was a perfect day for it.      

Yesterday morning we hit the streets to see three Gaudi sites: Casa Mila, Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell.  There has only been one Antoni Gaudi.  His legacy will last a long long time in this city.  The word I’ve most often heard used in connection with his work is “organic”.   It flows; it’s circular, it’s [...]

These are just little items of interest that don’t fit in the regular conversation.  The latest fashion:  how long before it hits the US?   Pedal pushers, capri pants, I don’t know exactly what they’re called (and I know those terms are from the last century),  but we see them a lot here – on MEN.  [...]

After the train station and then the Metro, our first taste of Barcelona was the half block walk to our hotel.  We are on Las Ramblas, this long, wide swath of street, sidewalks and humanity.  You have to see it to understand it.  I’m afraid if I try to explain it, it will sound awful [...]

We traveled from Toledo to Barcelona by train yesterday.  The first half was a regular train (which was very nice), but in Madrid we changed to a high speed train.  It was a really interesting experience.  How fast?  Well, there was a flat screen panel at the front of our train car that showed the [...]

First of all, let me say that I know that this site is a litttle difficult to use (especially on Internet Explorer – try using a different browser).  I’m in the process of reworking the entire site, so hopefully it won’t be too much longer.  Bear with me… Now…. We’re going to Spain and Morocco [...]