travel

Once there was a way to get back homeward…Once there was a way to get back home… The way is still there, because I’m going home in 3 hours. The flight is at 6:00am, and Bolt is scheduled to pick us up at 3:20. I thought I could get some sleep in early, but couldn’t. Continue reading

So I was feeling down when I got to Madrid. You know the saying “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping”? I’m one tough woman, so I went shopping 2 days in a row!! Today, we took Metro to Plaza de España, just 15 min away. The whole Gran Via was closed off Continue reading

Staying in Madrid this time feels different. Last year, we stayed on Gran Vía, surrounded by the center’s noise and energy. This time, we’re tucked in Atocha, in a quieter, more residential corner. I keep thinking about how it’s only been a year and a half since the Camino Francés in June. Walking into Santiago Continue reading

After 2 days in Narbonne, I was getting antsy for the next town. The weather didn’t help either, it either rained or grey and windy most of the time. I used to think I would love to be sitting home and do nothing but reading or writing, but I need to be in the right Continue reading

I want to record the good homey feeling I had tonight in Girona. The general blog about Girona will have to wait. We have been having tapas, and vermuts, and sangrias at more expensive places in Old Town, meaning at tourist places. You go in, pick the tapas, order the drinks, eat, pay, and say Continue reading

I’m very tired and achy tonight. I fell asleep on the 10-min train ride home. It has been a long day, from getting up at 6:30am to coming home at 7:00pm. The day started with walking/running to the train station because no driver was available on Bolt or Uber and we got on the train Continue reading