Category Archives: Year in Spain

I’m sure it will get old but…

…we are really loving the runs up to Montjuic. We didn’t know it when we chose this house, but the fact that it’s a 10-minute run to the base of the park is really wonderful. We may not be getting … Continue reading

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Medinaceli, Barcelona, and Goodbye

On the way back from Toledo and Yaya’s birthday we stopped in Medinaceli, a very old town in the province of Aragon (friends who traveled with us after the wedding: this is where we went for lunch on the way … Continue reading

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Happy 90th Birthday

Juanjo’s grandma turned 90 this past weekend! We celebrated with a special mass in the Cathedral in Toledo (Virgen del Sagrario Chapel, same as our wedding) and then a lunch nearby. She is an amazing woman, and it was an … Continue reading

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Two Newspaper Articles

Paris has a similar biking system to Barcelona’s Bicing system I wrote about recently, and it was interesting to read about it yesterday (French Ideal of Bicycle Sharing Meets Reality). Then I scrolled down and found another article on the … Continue reading

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Monasterio de Piedra

Waterfalls around every corner. Fall leaves rushing over mossy rocks. Late afternoon light and mild, warm weather. Reflections of red mountainsides in pools of water. Jumping trout. And a monastery built in the 12th century, nestled into the hillside. Yesterday … Continue reading

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