Touring in Toledo is terrific
A quick train ride from Madrid brought us to the beautiful Toledo train station. The Moorish- Gothic design (Neo-Mudejar) includes … Continue reading Touring in Toledo is terrific
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A Gothic-Romanesque-Baroque weekend in Salamanca and León
Weekends are for car trips so we piled into the SUV and headed three hours north and west to the … Continue reading A Gothic-Romanesque-Baroque weekend in Salamanca and León
Lunching at the lake and dining at Don Luis Palace
Located in the western part of the capital city, the Casa de Campo Park is the largest park in Madrid. … Continue reading Lunching at the lake and dining at Don Luis Palace
Day Tripping to Segovia and Avila
Not far from Madrid are several small towns that have well preserved historic sites. Segovia is roughly an hour drive … Continue reading Day Tripping to Segovia and Avila
Fun in Furnas
There are gardens and a tiny outdoor aquarium alongside the bubbling river on the way to the town center of … Continue reading Fun in Furnas
A tour, some tea and and fumaroles
A four wheel drive 4runner complete with a kind and knowledgeable local guide took us on a four hour tour … Continue reading A tour, some tea and and fumaroles
Shinto shrines and sashimi in somewhat sunny Kyoto
Sunrise without rain was a sign to head to the Fushimi Inari Shrine on the outskirts of Kyoto. According to … Continue reading Shinto shrines and sashimi in somewhat sunny Kyoto
Thunderstorms on the thunderbird to Kyoto
It seems torrential rain is in our Japan DNA. We boarded the Thunderbird Shinkansen train with our Kanazawa ekiben box … Continue reading Thunderstorms on the thunderbird to Kyoto
Snow and golden sun in Kanazawa
Welp, no warm spring day for us; we woke to snow and wind.. Fortunately, our hotel serves a Taiwanese breakfast … Continue reading Snow and golden sun in Kanazawa
A bullet train and bento box to Kanazawa
We are pretty comfortable with navigating the city of Tokyo, which means it is time to venture west. We headed … Continue reading A bullet train and bento box to Kanazawa
Where is Wendy 