Reading and Roaming
FLYING TO SAN SEBASTIAN We survived our first experience with Vueling Airlines at the Barcelona Airport for our flight to Bilbao. Spain is into self service in a big way. We located the row of baggage drop stations for our flight, but first we had to print the bag tags. That part was relatively easy. …
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Those who know me well know that I like food a lot. And when we travel, the Chief Penguin and I enjoy sampling the specialities of the cuisine in new places. And I write about food extensively. If you are not a foodie, feel free to skip over the detailed explanation of yesterday’s lunch. We …
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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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Meals Lunch at Patron Yesterday with our guide, we had a more typical noontime meal. We sampled these tapas: octopus chunks with potato, shrimps in garlic oil (a dish we’ve enjoyed in the past), thin slices of fried eggplant, crispy like potato chips, and tomato bread. Everything was good, especially the eggplant. Then seafood paella, …
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