Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge castle holds it state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town! – Sir Walter Scott John and I are ready to embark on yet another cold winter holiday…Continue reading “The Land of Kilts and Castles”
Category Archives: Vagabonding
Halloween Weekend in La Vera
There’s no better place to spend Halloween weekend than in an old, agricultural village way out in Extremadura, called Villanueva de la Vera, with houses dating back to the 1800s. These houses made of stone and wood are so old that the doorways are extremely squat, just enough for someone my height to pass through.Continue reading “Halloween Weekend in La Vera”
Autumn Has Arrived at La Granja, Segovia…
Look at that beauty. I had never been so excited to see orange and yellow leaves in my life, or crunch on the piles of dry brown ones that have gathered on the peaceful paths through the gardens of La Granja. At home I had always trekked through hills of leaves during the autumns, familiarContinue reading “Autumn Has Arrived at La Granja, Segovia…”
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