Monthly Archives: February 2019

Croatia Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Croatia Intercity Railway Experience Experiences: Participate in maškare  Play/hear tamburica  Taste brodet NOMAD MANIA – Istra and Primorje (Rijeka, Pula, Krk, Pag) World Heritage Sites Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic … Continue reading →

Catalonia (Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona, Lleida, Sitges) Feb 12- 16 2019 LLEIDA Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella (Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida). A tentative World Heritage Site (2016) is the former cathedral church of the Roman … Continue reading →

Aragon February 12, 2019 Guadalajara (pop 85,000). In the NM ‘European City” series, it is in Castilla–La Mancha located roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Madrid on the Henares River. History. It was founded by the Andalusians in the 8th century who built the Moorish Bridge over … Continue reading →

Madrid February 4-11 2019 It was another 100 km from the La Granja Palace to Madrid. The short route Google Maps took me on was up and over a mountain – there was lots of snow at the top of … Continue reading →

Basque & Cantabria. Feb 1-3, 2019 I entered Spain from the Basque country and it continues for much of northern Spain. With three local languages to deal with (French, Basque and Spanish), English gets left out. All the main road … Continue reading →

The following post covers my travels south of Paris through several departments on my way to San Sebastian in Spain. The drive from Maincey (near Fontainbleu) to Le Mans was 211 km and I foolishly decided to take a route … Continue reading →