by eandl | May 13, 2014 | Food & Drink, International Travel
Wednesday After a bit of exploring on our first day, we headed to Bodega La Bella y La Bestia as we read they had good, ample tapas. Eric had a white wine, then a Mahou beer while I ordered a rose (very full, pretty much a light red) then a rioja. Bagel sandwiches...
by eandl | May 12, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
The Alhambra looms large on the Southern Spain tourist route and our mail goal for Thursday. Knowing that crowds can get large we started early to arrive at the gates a little after they opened. A circulator bus is the easiest way to the top (besides a 15 minute walk...
by eandl | May 11, 2014 | International Travel
Wednesday We slept periodically on the various planes and buses so when we arrived into town around 5p we skipped a nap and went out exploring. First we headed to the Alhambra store to print out tickets for the next day, then to the nearby Royal Chapel of Granada....
by eandl | May 10, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
Our trip to Spain started out rather star-crossed with a series of small but irritating airline issues: We found some well-priced tickets to southern Spain through http://www.cheapoair.com/ and purchased them about 9 months in advance. Several changes to the schedule...
by eandl | May 6, 2014 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Saturday morning we took an hour and a half train trip through developed countryside to Parma. This was our first time in a compartment-style train cabin, and we were both in a middle seat facing each other. Thankfully the seats were relatively comfortable and the...