While I’ve been ‘confined to barracks’ with a stomach bug in a very comfortable bed overlooking the Guggenheim Museum here in Bilbao, Juanita has been a busy bee making sure that all proceeds as normal for our little band of pilgrims about to embark on a journey of discovery along The Way, in the …
e start our day by the old Roman walls of Barcelona that date back to years before Christ, and visit the Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, Barcelona’s patron saint. The visit to Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia is to be the main focus of our day, with expert guide, Clara. Entering the interior …
Reading this story about my trip to Santiago de Compostela in 1993, I readily recall the impact of visiting the Cathedral, listening to the organ music, and being mesmerized watching the gold Botafumeiro swinging back and forth belching smoke across the wide transept. For some unknown reason, my story at the time doesn’t cover much …
never fails to grab my attention when I read another person’s take on a visit to a city that is totally different to my own. The front-page article in the Travel section of The Australian this morning ‘After a passion’ centres on the attractions of Seville. Flamenco is the focus. The columnist writes, “I’m not sure …