Reading and Roaming
On to Tarragona We left Barcelona and made the one-hour-plus drive south to Tarragona on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Tarragona was the first Roman colony outside of Italy, making it an ancient city with many layers of history from Roman times to the Medieval period to the present day. After checking into …
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WHAT WE DID We spent the day with Javier, a wonderful Barcelona guide who was personable, knowledgeable. and fun to be with. He’s been a guide for several decades and knows a lot about Antonio Gaudi and his masterpieces in Barcelona, especially Sagrada Familia. With him, we visited three sites: Hospital Sant Pau, La Pedrera …
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ABROAD AT HOME: MORE RALEIGH Oakwood Historic District Last week, we decided to try one of noted local chef Scott Crawford’s restaurants for dinner. We went downtown in the late afternoon to Person Street and then spent about an hour wandering up and down a few streets in the Oakwood District. This section of town is home …
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CAPITAL CITY Stockholm is Sweden’s capital and largest city and is made up of numerous islands. The city with a population of around one million is located at the juncture between a lake and an arm of the Baltic Sea. Here, you are never far from water, and bridges and overpasses link some of the …
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