We are not able to put our Australian plugs directly into the powerpoints. Every country as a different pins on the back of the…
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We stayed in Nice 5 nights. Today we went to the markets. There was a flower market then a fruit and vegetable market. I…
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On Wednesday we went to Monaco. We had to get a train there. It was a quick trip from Nice.
Monaco is a small country….
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Swinging the botafumeiro
A botafumeiro means “smoke expeller” in Galician. It is a big incense burner. The botafumeiro has been used since the Middle Ages, originally… -
Clean clothes
A lavenderia is a wash house in a public place for washing clothes. Communal washing places were common in all of Europe. These… -
Today we met a man riding his bike in the town of Valga. This man was named Antonio and he was from the village.
Antonio…
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Once upon a time …
There was an old lady named Lola who lived in a little village in Spain. Lola had a little house,…
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Translator App
Dad has an App on his smartphone it’s called Translator. You can type in English what you want to stay in another language… -
The Roman Empire built roads so they could move goods, farm produce and minerals.
Roman roads have many layers. Dad found this picture on how… -
This morning walking we passed a house that had a letter box marked ‘correos’ meaning mail. The correos is delivered on motorbikes and in…