I took a little break from visiting our family in Czechia to visit Mallorca for a few days recently. I'd never been to Mallorca, and the main reason I selected that destination - I could fly there directly from the small local airport in Pardubice! There was another charter flight leaving for the Bulgarian seaside … Continue reading A Few Days in Mallorca
In early August we made a relatively short trip to Europe. Our first stop was Barcelona, which was the return leg of our round trip booking home to Calgary that started in Barcelona last August. Sometimes it's much cheaper to do it this way.... We stayed in a lovely small hotel very close to the … Continue reading A Little Slice of Europe
We're going to have a quieter day today. Again, it's going to start out with a walk for some good coffee, at another spot recommended by my friend Andres. It's hard not to walk around on these beautiful tree lined streets in Eixample. It's been so long ago that I forgot what we did this … Continue reading All Good Things Must End
We begin the next leg of our journey at the Madrid Atocha railway station. The original trainsheds have been converted into this atrium area with cafes and a tropical garden. After going through the baggage x-ray checkpoint, we stopped at this candy store to get Ellie a few sweet treats for the way. Today we're … Continue reading Our Final Stop – The City of Counts
Another delicious breakfast in Jeronimo the next morning. After breakfast, I'm heading out for a bike tour for a couple of hours while Ellie chills in the room. She wouldn't enjoy coming out when it's already hot at 930 in the morning. To get to the meeting place, I walk down many narrow streets like … Continue reading “I love this pool!”
After a far too short stay in Vienna, we're back at the airport, but via the airport bus for the first time. I didn't feel like struggling with getting the luggage on and off the train twice, so the bus was very convenient - and air conditioned! We're going onwards to Madrid this evening, from … Continue reading ¡Hala Madrid! …y nada más (Go Madrid! And nothing more..)
Ellie's Adventures 