La Toja (La Toxa in Gallego) is an island in the Rias baixas of Galicia, Spain that is connected to mainland by a bridge. What is so special about this island you may ask? About 100 years ago by chance they discovered springs that had a lot of minerals and that had special properties that…
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Adventures in a Castle – Parador de Baiona
One of the neat things about coming to Spain is that you can actually choose to stay in a Parador instead of your run of the mill hotels. The Paradores are usually historic buildings such as castles, mansions, etc. that have been remodeled and conditioned to be a hotel. So that’s how we ended up…
Porto (Port) wine tasting
We are in the town of Vila Nova de Gaia strolling around the banks of River Duero. The walkway is filled with people strolling around taking in some Vitamin D, kids are playing in the park, some people selling jewelry and wooden objects on the street… In the picture below Papa and Carolina haggle on…
a special best friend… Ziggy
When my cousin who I loved taking care of was diagnosed with Diabetes when he was 2 1/2 it put a big worry on my Aunt and Uncle, it’s unfortunate that back then they didn’t have a furry friend that could be a good companion and life saver… Since it’s never too late, my cousin…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. I thank them for the report and I thank you for viewing my blogs and leaving comments it is much appreciated! Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in…
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