Barcelona, Spain August 25th 2009 Hello,
After seeing the Alhambra in Granada we woke and started our little morning routine. I like to get cafe con leche (coffee with milk) from a little cafe. It´s what we would call espresso and milk though. Claire doesn´t drink coffee but usually has tea. We didn´t leave ourselves ... read more
Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
Howdy, this is Ryan and Claire's travel blog. We are heading to Europe first and fly into Madrid on 8/17/09. After two months of whatever that entails, we'll be heading to Central America (after a quick nod to a lanky fellow in Miami) and arrive in Guatemala on 10/17/09. After one month of busing down Central America, we'll be flying into Colombia and after another month, we should be flying home from Argentina around 12/20/09. If you've been counting (or just noted the start and end dates), that's 4 months abroad, in the middle of Claire's young career and before Ryan has even started his... full info