We’ve been talking for months about revisiting this restaurant by the beach for paella. There was plenty paella to feed the six of us at lunch, including two teenagers. In the foreground, shrimp are being rinsed in a sink, and chopped-up wooden pallets wait to fuel the fire.
Category: Europe
Nerja Selfie
Arrived Nerja, Andalucia, on schedule after our overnight journey. Took a selfie on the grounds of our hotel for the next week.
Spain and Portugal 2022
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Backpacking in Southern Spain and Portugal
On Monday we’ll meet our nephews, now 13 and 14, along with their mom and dad, at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. We’ll take off on a backpacking adventure in Southern Spain and Portugal. The areas we’re visiting are familiar to me; dare I say they’re curated for this family trip. We’re traveling much as we’ve… Continue reading Backpacking in Southern Spain and Portugal
Planes, Trains, Buses
Purchased the final tickets for a family trip this summer with our nephews and their parents. Portuguese train tickets opened up this week for our day of travel. By buying them now, we paid less than half the price closer to the day of travel. We’ve now reserved our complete journey from Minneapolis, back to… Continue reading Planes, Trains, Buses
Dunston Staiths
On my walk along the River Tyne: Dunston Staiths, possibly the largest wooden structure in Europe. This was a shipping point for coal from 1893 to the 1970’s. Coal is no longer mined in the area, but a new electric car battery factory promises to provide up to 8,000 jobs.
Tynemouth to Whitley Bay
The northeast of England has some of the loveliest beaches I know. Walked past some of the beaches from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay, towns I knew well when I was a kid. The North Sea was untypically placid and blue today.
Tyne and Wear Metro
Today, Prince Charles rode the Tyne and Wear Metro for two stops. So did I, but I paid for my ride, and rode it all the way to my friends’ house.
Geordie Bridges
Arrived in Newcastle upon Tyne, my home town, then went walkabout. At the Quayside, looked upriver at several road and rail bridges. The top bridge was a prototype for the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The bottom, swing bridge stands on a site that may have had bridges since Roman times.
Ancient Octagonal Space
I’m in York, England with my brother for a couple days, a city I have explored so many times at various points in my life. Revisited York Minster’s Chapter House, an octagonal space dating from the 1280s. Took this (somewhat distorted) photo.