During our vacation to the fascinating city of Madrid, we took side trips to the old city of Toledo, the Valley of the Fallen and El Escorial. This is a photo gallery of our trip. See also: GranadaSeville The Majestic capital of Spain and side trips Madrid is the capital of Spain and is located in the center of the country on the River Manzanares. It's a city of … [Read more...]
Seville Spain: A Journey Through History
We visited the romantic city of Seville, Spain a while back when we were on vacation there. It's one of my favorite cities in Europe. The opera Carmen, by George Bizet, takes place there and tours are available to visit some of the opera locations such as the old cigarette factory. For other photo galleries from our trip to Spain, click on the links … [Read more...]
Granada, Spain: A View of the Alhambra and City Center
My first trip to Europe was when Doug and I went on a 3-week getaway to Spain. We flew to Barcelona and then took trains to Valencia, Granada, Torremolinos, Seville, and Madrid. Once we were in Madrid, we met up with my teenage kids, who had flown in from Los Angeles and Doug's brother who was the art director for a production of La Boheme at the Teatro Real Opera … [Read more...]
Take Your Kids to a Foreign County to Open Up Their World
I’m writing this on Mother’s Day and both of my kids are in a foreign country. But don’t worry, I’m glad. They developed their love of travel because of me. I’m taking all the credit. LOL. I don’t know if they would've tapped into this wonderful gift if our lives hadn’t taken the journey that it did. My husband passed away in 2001. At the time, my two kids were 11 and … [Read more...]
Why Do The Spanish Always Seem So Young?
When I was in Barcelona, Spain a few years ago, I was sitting at a restaurant overlooking La Rambla. It was amazing to see so many people of all ages walking by who were slim and trim. The Spanish appear to remain young and active even at advanced ages. By contrast, if you walk into a typical U.S. Walmart it's not uncommon to dodge a fairly young person in a scooter or see … [Read more...]
