A road trip to San Jose, Almeria. A full gas tank, two people, and some 450 kilometers from Madrid. Views of the Sierra Nevada, fields, olive plantations, windmills. A collection of things at the beach in Monsul. Chilly mornings, coffees and empanadas filled with tomato. A view of the Mediterranean from the rocks. In thisContinue reading “Easter Week on the Coast”
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Another half-failed trip attempt
…Even though no day with Javi would be called a “failure.” Nor any day with any friend. This is a photo of what we didn’t see on Saturday, the gardens in the town of Aranjuez, where the Spanish royal family lived. It seems like I’ve been making a habit of traveling to places outside ofContinue reading “Another half-failed trip attempt”
El Escorial
We attempted to go to Avila today, but we confused the train schedule, so we took a train instead to El Escorial. There wasn’t too much to see; we walked around a bit and then had some hamburgers at a restaurant. There’s a monastery there but we didn’t have enough time to see it, sinceContinue reading “El Escorial”
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