Today at Caldas de Reis we went to the Main Street. There was a I put my feet in the water it was very hot.
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 and it types out in another language, or in reverse. You can also take a photo of words in another language and the App scans the photo and translates what…
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 the roads are made. The roads would transport the legionaries quickly through the county. The Romans made many things roads, viaducts and bridges. The major roads were 6-8m wide this is…
This morning walking we passed a house that had a letter box marked ‘correos’ meaning mail. The correos is delivered on motorbikes and in small little yellow vans. You see the correos vans everywhere. There was also a box marked ‘pan’ meaning bread. Mum said the people would ring and order their bakery needs. I…
Yesterday I found a perfect stick to be my walking pole. On the Portuegese Camino I am not riding a bike, dad and I are walking with Mum, Grace, Penny and Paul. My walking stick is a branch from a eucalyptus tree. It is a good height not to tall and not to small. This…
Hire electric bikes in Madrid I started writing this blog when dad started telling me about hiring electric pushbikes. All the big cities in Spain have bikes you hire for a few hours to get to and from work or home. In Spain you have to drive, ride or walk on the right hand side,…
Soccer in Europe is called football. In a tapas cafe tonight in Seville we were watching the football it was Seville FC play MRB. MRB is a team from Slovenia playing in the Champions League. The score was S3 v M0. There was a kind waitor at this cafe and he helped with the Spanish…
Bar, table and outdoor service! In Spain (and Dad told me the rest of Europe) when you go to a Tapas Bar it costs extra money depending on where you sit. The Bar is the cheapest, then seated at tables, then outdoor outdoor service. Each one costs a euro more. The prices are on the…
We visited the Alcazar in Seville, Spain. The word Alcazar means Royal House or Room of the Prince. It was built by Moorish Muslim Kings. The upper levels of the Alcazar are still used by the royal family. It is the oldest royal palace still used in Europe and is an UNESCO World Heritage Site….
In Spain they have a tradition of fighting bulls! In Pamplona the running of the bulls is in July each year. You can run with the bulls down the narrow streets towards the arena or you can sit and look out from the balconies. In Pamplona there are huge sculptures of men running from the bulls….