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PC180025 - Wine shopping
Our second day of driving took us from Basque Country into La Rioja, where you are basically required to shop for wine. Bryan picks out three bottles at a little shop in Haro: one Crianza, one Reserva, and one Gran Reserva. - PC180035
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PC180028 - Breakfast
We started our days in Barcelona off with the perfect breakfast: cafe con leche and a tiny bocadillo, rubbed with tomato and filled with potato and egg. We returned to "Tapa Tapa," around the corner from our hotel, for this breakfast every morning. - PC180039
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Bryan enjoys the seasonal selection at the Braurei. - PC180029
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Our To Do list items multiply, and Leslie continues to decorate with the available medium: scratch paper. - PC180041
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PC230033 - Tower view
We managed a whirlwind tour of the gigantic cathedral on our last morning--a fitting end to a fabulous trip. This shot is from the Giralda (minaret-turned-bell-tower), over the body of the cathedral and the city of Seville. - PC230059
PC230059 - Sagrada Familia exterior
Gaudi (the architect) cited a forest canopy as one of his inspirations for the interior. - PC230012
PC230012 - Sagrada Familia exterior
Sophie, Leslie and Max spent Wednesday wandering around the spectacular and unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral. - IMG_4180.JPG
Looking up in the Sony Center in Potsdamer Platz. Bryan speculates this could crash down in an action movie to good effect. - PC230006
PC230006 - Castile y Leon
We left wine country on our third road-tripping day and passed through central Spain to Segovia. Dramatic clouds, light, and occasional rain showers accompanied us. - PC230023
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