Initial impressions of Porto were a bit bewildering. We have been here 3 full days, 2 hours when we arrived and now we have been here 'til almost noon this Sunday. It is fairly normal to form false impressions after seeing only an area or two of a city. We have walked and explored multiple areas …
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In and Out of the Vortex: Trains, Vigo, Porto
Life can feel like a whirlwind, is it though? Might just be an adrenaline fueled trick of the mind. I haven't written for a few days. Time has felt compressed. Living space felt compressed. It is only Thursday, feels later than that. Tuesday we had to check out of our rental in Oviedo at 11am. I had …
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Kutzig, Alsatian Wine Country Tourbus
The Kutzig is a French Alsatian tourbus that picked us up at 10am. in Colmar where we are staying then transported us through six smaller towns/villages in the Alsatian wine country over the course of nine hours. Above is a picture of one of our drivers, and a picture of the view out a side window. …
Final Day in Beaune: Saturday market and save the best for last
Today is the last of our 4 full days in Beaune France. It is Saturday, that means Market day. It is a large market but at least half of it is clothes and other non-food items. Plenty of produce, cheese, meats, bread and more though. As we have seen in Europe, the produce is gloriously healthy. It is …
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Tasting the Wines of Joseph Drouhin: Slight revision!
There are a large number of wine merchants with wine cellars or caves in Beaune France. Many of them offer tours of their facilities followed by tastings. The underground caves are perfectly acclimatized settings for the storage and development of wine. On this 90+ degree day in Beaune it was a …
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