by Papi | May 28, 2017 | France, La Rochelle
Bonjour la famille et les amis, Arrived yesterday, Saturday, in La Rochelle, France. As many of you may remember, I visited La Rochelle back in 2012 for a few days. It is roughly at the mid-point on France’s Atlantic Coast that encompasses the Bay of Biscay. The...
by Papi | May 26, 2017 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, My last two days in San Sebastian and more generally in Spain. Both Madrid and San Sebastian have been wonderful hosts. Everyone I’ve met has been considerate and quite helpful. A couple of parting observations. First, both in...
by Papi | May 24, 2017 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Today and yesterday have been a most pleasant exercise in adaptation as in becoming more in tune with the ebbs and tides of life in this mesmerirzing coastal town of San Sebastian. While yes, I am principally engaged in that activity...
by Papi | May 22, 2017 | San Sebastian, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Arrived yesterday, Sunday, via train in San Sebastian as known in Spanish or Donastia as known in Basque. San Sebastian lies on the northern coast of Spain in the Spanish Basque Country just below the border with France. As many of you...
by Papi | May 20, 2017 | Madrid, Spain
Buenas tardes familia y amigos, Yesterday, Friday, was a visit to Spain’s version of Versailles – the Palacio Real de Madrid. Today, Saturday, was a visit to Spain’s version of the Louvre – the Museo Nacional del Prado. While Versailles and the...
