4/4/09 In answer to the Rev’s assertion that it is nice to be in civilization I offer the following two photos of Sevilla’s beautiful waterfront….looks like the king needs to come here to. Despite the festivities planned here for Semana Santa, the idea of sticking around while groups of inquisition style monks move through the [...]
The Apes of Gibraltar
2/5/09 The past 36 hours have been anything but boring. Yesterday, I woke up and left the Pension Carlos in La Linea and walked to Gibraltar. There I had a badly cooked ‘American breakfast’ of Ham, eggs, and hash browns. Why is it the English make everything taste so damn bad? I withdrew 30 quid [...]
La Linea next to Gibraltar
2/3/09 What they say about border towns is true. I know this. And yet last night, I put myself in the position of being in one again. What they say is this, in border towns you usually get robbed one way or another. And in the Spanish/Gibralter border town of La Linea Conception I was [...]
Granada absolutely kicks ass
1/31/09 The Rhythm in Spain is very different. I am getting used to it, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is different. It seems to me that Spaniards wake up around noon, eat a light breakfast of bread and ham, and then set about their day. A second meal is eaten around 4 [...]
Remembering Alicante Spain
1/29/09 Next time I go to Alicante, I stay at the Popeye Pension I was astounded to walk down the street in Alicante when I was about to leave town. Long time readers may remember that several months ago I proposed that we start a new religion dedicated to Popeye, Yogi, and Felix. Well, perhaps [...]
Couchsurfing Questions – Barcelona Hosts
I am now in Grenada and will update on Alicante and my day here in Grenada soon, but finally, after waiting for an internet connection that would allow me to upload it, here are the couch questions with my hosts in Barcelona: Julian and Elena and Ruben.
