Posted on 04/17/2017 7:12:37 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
Just for the record, I did not say that ALL in Spain hate DJT or Americans.
Yep. : )
That would be too safe. The guy has to be standing on the Freeway, bless his heart.
Thank-you and all the best to you and your wife.
Well that was an interesting read...always nice to hear about other countries when Americans go there. Your home view sounds awesome....and the weather, temps etc. ideal.
Wish you the best there.
CW
You might be interested in a British series that started 3 weeks ago, Spectacular Spain with Alex Polizzi. She goes all through Spain pointing out some must see places in each episode. Here is a link to episode 1, which covers Barcelona. I think you'll like it.
Episode 3 covers Granada, the capital of our province, and the Alhambra, one of the 12 treasures of Spain and a UNESCO world heritage site. The Alhambra started out as a Roman fort, was a spectacular Moorish palace and was used by Ferdinand and Isabella to sanction the voyage of Christopher Columbus.
Those are great photos ! Thanks. The first one reminds me of the central CA coast.
One of my first goals after moving here was to walk the Caminito del Rey. It used to be considered one of the most dangerous hikes in the world after 5 deaths in 2 years and it was closed by the government, with huge fines for trespassing that deterred nobody. Instead of fighting the government renovated the trail and it is now a popular tourist attraction. I walked it last April.
Wow I guess I was confused. I was thinking you walked the Camino de Santiago. We saw a special on tv on this caminito del rey. it looked so dangerous!
lajefa was the one who walked Camino de Santiago.
Thanks, so I’m NOT getting senile right? I went to the Caminito del Rey website and told hubby about it, he remembers watching that special with me.
That walk is on the opposite side of the country from me and takes weeks to do. Caminito del Rey is less than 90 minutes from us and can be done in a few hours by anyone with the stamina to walk about 10 kilometers. The only thing in common between the 2 is that you mentioned it as a dream hike while Caminito del Rey was my dream hike when I was living in America.
I guess I should add that not being afraid of heights is also useful :-)
That would be a problem for me, too treacherous. That is so great you got to realize that dream. The Camino Santiago would be more of a spiritual journey, just too old to do it.
Isn’t it awfully humid in the Philippines?
Difficult to start/run a business (socialist countries are usually not business friendly)? Probably high taxes (goes along with socialist countries and to that extent, the U.S. is socialist)?
We love Spain. On cruises we usually try the go at least a week early to Barcelona. Los Ramblas Blvd is a great tourist spot the start from.
Beautiful. As you said, a million-dollar view for a fraction of the price.
Looks like lots of Moorish-type architecture.
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