Laundry started, we headed for Reina Sofia this morning, eager to see everything. There was only one snag, the museum is closed on Tuesdays. It seems that you can do lots of research and miss some rather crucial bits. We were SO disappointed, but this last museum on our Paseo de la Arte pass can…
We arrived in beautiful Madrid on a high-speed train and, since I am so done with walking everywhere and didn’t want to wander all over looking for the address of our next AirBnb, I insisted on taking a taxi from the train station. Our driver apologized and took a huge turn around a large chunk…
We’ve been without secure WiFi for a few days, hence no blog posts. As we knew would eventually happen, we reserved an AirBnb for our second trip to Cadiz at a place that was pretty awful – filthy, dusty, uncomfortable, with no secure wifi, and to the Princess, totally unacceptable. We ended up staying there…
We managed to get out of the apartment before siesta today. Oh, frabjous day! And, after a delicious pastry and the ubiquitous Coca Cola, we bumbled around until we found the central street of shops and the shoe store we saw yesterday. We were both in need of shoes. With all this walking, we still…
Okay, Rota is very nice. The beaches are fantastic, even in October, and the crowds are gone. But, there isn’t much for non-drinkers who don’t para-sail surf to do here, except walk. There are few historical sights to see. The Castillo, the local castle, appears to now be used for the local government. There are…
Rota is a lovely little town with several beautiful beaches. After our 35 minute ferry trip, it wasn’t a very long walk to our apartment (thank goodness). This was a scenic walk along the a very wide and clean promenade next to the coast, with golden sand beach beside it and the Bay of Cadiz…
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