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  • Electricity

    October 14, 2017

    We are not able to put our Australian plugs directly into the powerpoints. Every country as a different pins on the back of the…

  • Santiago de Compostella Cathedral

    October 9, 2017

    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…

  • Lavandeira

    October 7, 2017

    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…

  • Galician Local

    October 7, 2017

    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…

  • Translation

    October 4, 2017

    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…

  • Roman Roads

    October 4, 2017

    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…

  • Correos & Pan

    October 3, 2017

    This morning walking we passed a house that had a letter box marked ‘correos’ meaning mail. The correos is delivered on motorbikes and in…