06.01.2025
What else to do on Christmas Day but to continue the road trip?! We made our way from Sevilla to Caceres, a city in the autonomous community of Extramadura. This is a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage City (the old part) and well worth a stop. They filmed the 7th season of Game of Thrones there, for anyone interested in that sort of tidbit. We enjoyed wandering around and then drinking a cerveza in the surprisingly busy main square. After Caceres, we drove to Avila, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. We just wanted to see the famous city walls, which date back to the 11th century. They were truly amazing, you have trouble believing how old they really are. While we didn't venture into the city itself, it's worth the stop even if you just see the walls.
Shona
03.01.2025
We decided Christmas would be a good time for a road-trip. Why not, right?! Our first stop was the Andalusian city of Sevilla. We’ve been before (me for the first time in 1991, yikes!) but it was a good stopping point on our way north, and there were a couple of things we wanted to see, such as the newer Setas de Sevilla. It’s a great time to visit as there aren’t so many foreigners and the people are friendly and cheerful, displaying some wonderful Christmas spirit. The weather was quite nice and we were able to see everything we wanted to see, as well as experience the beautiful Christmas lights and see the various Christmas markets. Spaniards are amazing with how they’ll sit outside to enjoy a glass of wine or coffee in all weather. If you’ve never been before, we’d highly recommend putting it on your bucket list. Just try to avoid going during peak tourist season.
Shona
17.12.2024
Good news from Poland, again. Another of my pictures (from Aconcagua) made it to the new calendar (2025) printed by the Sudetes Mountaineering Club in Jelenia Góra. Also, in the annual photo competition held by the club, my picture from Bernina Range, in the Alps, won first place in the Landscape category. Nice.
Andrzej
02.11.2024
One of my favourite things to do when visiting home, besides spending time with family and friends, is to go out for drives to random places, camera in hand. Fortunately, it's something my parents also enjoy doing so I get to do something I love while spending quality time with them. In particular, we like to explore some of the small towns around southern Alberta, and just driving down roads chosen at random. Here's a few random shots of the local colours and textures. The candy, for anyone interested, is from the candy store in Nanton, and is a collection of all the candy dropped on the floor by customers over the years. Good to know they don't put them back in the bins, right?! Lol.
Shona
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