Reportage on the goings on of Craighan
The food in San Sebastián is reason enough to visit, the gorgeous beaches and lovely buildings notwithstanding. similar to other Spanish cities, the bars and restaurants offer tapas (small plates), but here they are pintxos, and the portions are a little bigger than the standard tapas in, say, Madrid. They’re also a little more elaborate, often involving more ingredients and presented in interesting ways.
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Our time in Spain unexpectedly turned into about 11 weeks, but we’re done with Spain for now. So, in way of an adios, here are a few unconnected thoughts on Spain that we haven’t had time (yet) to develop into more substantial posts.
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Our time in Zaragoza was short – Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning. This made Monday (19 March) a busy one. Based on my primary aims of seeing Cathedrals (and other large places of worship, Christian or otherwise), alcazars, and Roman ruins, an agenda was set prior to our departure from Madrid.
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Well, the exchange rate has not improved any since my last tallying of the expenses, and this month we felt the effects much more than the first month because we no longer had the benefit of a month’s lodging booked back in October. Here are the totals.
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When we arrived at our hostal in Segovia (Spanish hostals are between hostels and hotels in terms of comfort, amenities, and price), the very nice lady at reception was very excited to inform us that we were just in time for “La Semana del Dorado,” or Golden Week.
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I’m just going to come out and say it: We’re failing in letting you, our fans, know what we’re doing on our European adventure. The simple fact is we’ve been busy doing stuff and seeing things at a tourist pace.
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The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, or La Mezquita as it’s more commonly known, is an encapsulation of the history of the Iberian Peninsula, brilliantly restored and preserved in one building. We knew that it was a mosque that had been turned into a cathedral, but it turns out to be so much more than that.
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