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Entries from May 9th, 2008

Bonjour Francia!

May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized

We arrived last night from Figueres Spain to Nice France! It took about 7 hours total. We went Figueres to Montpellier, changed trains and then Montpellier to Nice. We had quite a moment when we went to track D and waited patiently only to have Rich observe that no-one else was on the platform. He […]

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Adios Espana!

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, travel

We leave tomorrow morning for Nice France. It’s been a wonderful wonderful time here in Spain. We’ve learned a great deal, met wonderful people, and experienced not only another culture; but had time to reflect on the “culture” we live in. We had a great day and a half in Cadaques! I’ll post more another […]

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Dali…

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing

Well, we spent yesterday – or at least half of the day – in the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres. It’s really quite difficult to explain – as all Dali pieces really are! It probably is one of those things in life that has to be seen to be believed! Here’s a flavor of one room. […]

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Dali – land and Giants!

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Itinerary, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing

Here we are in Figueres – as you can see we’ve changed a bit on our trip☺! Oh, okay – it’s not really us! We arrived in Figueres – land of the famous Dali museum – this afternoon. We discovered it is another of Spain’s many saint days! And we lucked into a great fiesta! […]

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Barcelona

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized

A few pictures to whet your appetite for Barcelona. It is different in many ways from southern Spain – certainly more touristy, but more cosmopolitan and international as well. First a couple of pictures of the beautiful narrow streets of the area we have been living in – Barri Gothic. Then a couple of pictures […]

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