Monthly Archives: November 2009

Trip to Jaén

Posted on 11/14/2009 by Willow

Thursday night we took the last train to Madrid, and Juanjo’s dad picked us up and brought us to Toledo. Then we left early Friday morning and drove 2 1/2 hours south to a small city in Andalusia called Jaén, … Continue reading →

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I’m sure it will get old but…

Posted on 11/8/2009 by Willow

…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

Posted on 11/6/2009 by Willow

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

Posted on 11/3/2009 by Willow

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

Posted on 11/2/2009 by Willow

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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