Lesson learned: Put something on your bucket list that you never would have thought of! In October 2014 (see my previous posts about this trip), hubby and I went with Odysseys Unlimited to tour parts of Portugal and northern Spain. One of my favorite spots, early in the trip, was the town of Obidosh. A […]
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A Medieval Castle in Pastels
February 16th, 2015 · No Comments · Art, Education, Lesson Learned, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
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Cherries in Portugal – #8
October 31st, 2014 · No Comments · Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Ginja cherries that is! This day was one of my favorites of this trip with Odysseys. The day began with packing and loading onto the bus. Our end goal of the day was Porto, but on the way we would visit the towns of Obidos and Navaree. Less than an hour outside from Lisbon we […]
Spain and Portugal – Post #4
October 17th, 2014 · No Comments · eating, photo of the week, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Since I have high-speed connection at this hotel tonight, I’ll just post some pictures of today and the last few days. Tomorrow we head to Pamplona & a parador at Bielsa in the Pyrenees for two nights. Not every hotel has had great internet, so for tonight enjoy the photos!
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Across Spain and Portugal – post #2
October 15th, 2014 · No Comments · photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel, Walking
Goodness, I really don’t know where to start, and the days of touring are incredible long, so tiredness sets in at this hour of almost 11 pm. We began today at 7 am, getting our bags outside the door of our room, down to have an incredible breakfast, and onto the bus. Today’s schedule had […]
Across Spain and Portugal Trip!
October 14th, 2014 · No Comments · eating, Food, Learning Spanish, My Goals, retirement, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Although I’ve had a whole week on the road tomorrow, I haven’t taken or had much time to put up a post! We’ve done so much in just a few days! Today, we arrived after driving on the bus (coach) all morning going from Santiago de Compostela to Leon, Spain! Beautiful countryside, pleasant driving conditions, […]
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