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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Spain and Portugal – Post #4
October 17th, 2014 · Comments Off on Spain and Portugal – Post #4 · eating, photo of the week, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Tags: fine arts·food·ham·museum·olives·Portugal·retirement·Spain·transporter bridge·travel
Spain and Portugal – Post #3
October 16th, 2014 · Comments Off on Spain and Portugal – Post #3 · Art, Food, Garden, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
All day I say to myself, “I need to blog about this – no, about this, no about this, or what about this?” So it comes down to that I wish anyone reading this could be with me on this trip. It really is turning out to be even more delightful than I had imagined. […]
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Across Spain and Portugal – post #2
October 15th, 2014 · Comments Off on Across Spain and Portugal – post #2 · 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 · Comments Off on Across Spain and Portugal Trip! · 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, […]
Tags: museum·Odysseys Unlimited·Portugal·retirement·Spain·travel
18 and loss
May 14th, 2014 · Comments Off on 18 and loss · 100 Days Project, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work
I just figured out this morning one of the deep feelings I’m having about retirement from this amazing job of teaching I’ve had – at this place, 15 years, and in total, a career in the world of teaching for almost 40! It’s the feeling of loss. Like all humans, loss is an inevitable piece […]
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