by leandra | Oct 18, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
Cuéllar On the way to our first wine tasting in Todesillas, we stopped in the town of Cuéllar and paid 1,50€ each to walk along the castle walls. The access point was through a turnstile gate near the ramparts but you had to buy a token inside the ticket office. It...
by leandra | Oct 15, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
The drive from Valladolid to Peñafiel was fairly easy, with most of the route through rural countryside (and a decent number of trucks). We stopped briefly at the necropolis ruins outside of town, though there is not much to see. We parked in a huge lot on the north...
by leandra | Oct 14, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
La Parrilla de San Lorenzo – A traditional Spanish restaurant, this space is massive with large brick arches, knick knacks, and icongraphy. While it wasn’t very busy when we arrived, they got livelier as the evening wore on. Eric offered to drink red wine...
by leandra | Oct 12, 2023 | International Travel, Travel
The 90 minute drive from the Madrid airport to Segovia was very scenic – just thirty minutes from the airport the road became more rural, culminating with a twisty road climb through forest up to 1800m! In Segovia we got a spot in the free parking lot just a few...
by leandra | Oct 10, 2023 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Food + Drink Aux quatre coins du vin – Hoping for the opportunity to try a few local wines, I booked us at a wine bar on Saturday night where we shared a card that allowed us to get a 3, 6 or 10 cl pour from the machines. I enjoyed the red options (many local...