On Christmas Eve and Day we walked to Retiro park, which reminded us of Central Park in New York. For sunset we met up at temple David, a 2nd century BCE Egyptian temple that was a gift from Egypt to Spain. It’s reconstructed on a ridge with an amazing westward…
We took a bus from Granada to Madrid and have been enjoying the run up to Christmas here. Madrid is so vibrant and full of people, and the Christmas decorations and lights are super festive! Tonight, for Christmas Eve we made a collective dinner for the 4 of us plus…
Wrapping up an amazing 5 days in Granada, here are some highlights. 2. The Alhambra. We stayed in the same street that Miles and Zoe live on, right across from the Alhambra. So we saw the massive fortress above us throughout our stay, and we visited the extensive grounds one…
We had some plans on Mother’s Day to go to an Amy Tan author event, but it was cancelled so we made up our own agenda for the day. Mary took the metra to union station in the morning and from there we walked along the river walk all the…
On Saturday evening we went to Miles’s friend Caroline’s graduation party. It was held in a meadery (very Portland!) and such a lovely event. She’s very musical and the crowd sang a lot of songs with and for her. The party lasted until about 1:30 am! After sleeping in the…
We’d wanted to visit miles in Portland before he moves this summer, and while John wasn’t able to get away due to a lot of work travel coming up, I found a good set of flights and went myself. Miles was very nice to pick me up at the airport…
It’s been a long time since we’ve posted, and some photos are piling up! A few weeks ago we went to an exhibit at the MCA by Nicole Eisenman. In the exhibit it was mentioned that she has a cat named Edie, which is the name of the black cat…
After enjoying the long weekend, we were both back to work on Tuesday. Merida is very well suited to a working location. During the day staying inside working feels fine since it’s so hot and bright (it’s winter here, but for us very hot and bright!). Then after the sun…
Backing up a bit to show a map of the area where we are staying and visiting in Yucatán state. We don’t need (or want!) a car for days spent in Merida, where the city center is very walkable. But we did rent a car for the 3 day weekend…