My dad’s name is Leon, so of course during the whole trip he whimpered about the city of León not being on our agenda.  So, we changed our route slightly so he could visit his city.  It actually worked out better because it allowed us to see Las Médulas, which youll see a little further […]

If you don’t remember our first trip to Asturias, go here.  Ever since that trip, we have been completely smitten with the wonderfullness that is Asturias! It’s got mountains, beaches, cider, cheeses and fabada (a local dish that is a bean and sausage stew) SO, I mean what else could you really need?  Going back […]

We drove into the town of L’Escala and admired the canal like bits of water with beautiful houses and boats on them. We were really search of some Greek ruins Martin had read about, the Ruins of Empuries, finally we found them. They were actually much more expansive then we had thought, also including the […]

Next stop on our road trip was Figueres, a little town near the border with France, home to Salvador Dalí – one of our favorite artists. On the way, we stopped in this teensy tiny little place looking for this crypt that Gaudí designed.  But 1 – it wasnt open yet and 2 – it […]