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Watched the riverfront Red, White and Boom fireworks display from our balcony. Over several hours, thousands gathered below.

The video screen showed stunning rainfall on the island of Kyushu, southern Japan, a place I love, while I quietly slurped ramen.

Cycled over to St. Paul’s East Side with a friend to visit another Carnegie Library: East Side Freedom Library. Formerly a public library, this institution is a nonprofit with a mission to “inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all.”

Traveling by Numbers…

5:30 a.m., Marbella Bus Station. Today we’ll fly to Paris CDG then nonstop to Minneapolis/St. Paul, MSP.

Immediately after a most satisfying seafood dinner, the boys did jumps and spins on trampolines. Meanwhile, we watched while finishing our drinks in the restaurant.

After dinner, the boys wanted to visit a fish spa. Dad said no, so I fulfilled my uncle duties by treating the nephews. The fish made a beeline (fish-line?) for less-scrubbed parts of the boys’ feet. The fish pedicure was still in progress when Dad posted pictures on Facebook.

Our nephews enjoy this for breakfast, white bread with no crust. The product name hurts my eyes.

Walk + bus + bus + walk from Antequera to an Airbnb in Marbella, Costa del Sol.

Hiked in a rocky, eroded place. Sierra del Torcal mountain range, near the town of Antequera.

Took a bullet train to Cordoba.

Walked into a burial chamber that was built almost 6,000 years ago. The Dolmen of Menga, Antequera, Spain.

The boys and their mom stayed behind to shop in Antequera. The rest of us hiked a few miles to a former convent, now a hotel serving cold beer. Back at our Airbnb it was announced today is Uncles‘ Day. We refreshed ourselves with ice cream, and reserved cream cakes for later.

Lost in videogames, unimpressed by the catenary.

Posted Backpacking with Kids in Andalucía: Snapshots of Nerja.

After wandering around uncrowded sights in Antequera, including a castle and a cathedral, the boys sought sustenance.