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Galicia, a place to repeat!
Your blog is a true gem for travel enthusiasts. Inspired by your recommendations, I decided to venture with my family to explore the Rías Baixas, visiting charming places like Vigo and Ourense. We stayed for a week in a cozy, typical Galician house, Casa Rural Camu, which turned out to be the perfect place for our family of six. (www.casaruralcamu.com) The experience was so wonderful that we are already planning to return to Galicia next year. There are still many corners to discover in this magical region. Thanks to the advice from your blog, I have been able to trace a detailed itinerary for our next trip. A thousand thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping us create unforgettable memories!

Ah Paris!
First, I cracked up over lawyer voice. Pretty sure it is mother and teacher voice combined raised to the fifth power. Ha! Second, I want to visit Paris with you because I think someone who LOVES a place gives the best tours. Sorry you had to have a work issue. Glad you were able to regain your Paris state of mind rather quickly.

Interesting
Thanks for the heads up that this isn’t an art museum for me. Although Matter of Time looked quite interesting. It might be worth the visit just to experience that. Oh, one. Warhol. That’s the only artist name I recognized. But I am really NOT current on art. That is a LOT of beef. Is there any significance to calling it ox? Is that really different than beef we know in Montana? So sad that your trip is winding down. I will miss these blogs.

Thanks for the smiles
I thought the cathedral looked very interesting on the exterior. The architecture was unique (because three different styles are used?) to my untrained eyes. I like seeing pictures of you and Jerry, but I realize your blog is more about the places you’re visiting. Travel blog, right? I laughed when you said you sounded like your grandmother. I think all of us might be destined to have a few inherited sayings or worldviews. I just mentioned to Jeff that I was “all stove up” after sitting in the car. Who does THAT sound like? I’m glad you’re having a great time.

Hard Pass
All that seafood sounds horrible. But watching you cook would have been fun. Octopus? Hard no. *shivers with revulsion* That cathedral looks pretty amazing. I’m looking forward to learning more about it tomorrow.

OMG
OMG Chris! I hope you are OK. Loving the blog and all the pictures. Food looks amazing!

Yikes
I hope you are not too sore and bruised tomorrow. Sounds like you need to have a few slower days in the midst of your travels. Did you find your glasses? Glad you were able to replace your poster.

Happy Anniversary!
I am so happy you’ve been able to return to where you went on your honeymoon. I’m sorry it’s not as good as the first time but so glad you’re having an amazing anniversary trip. Thanks for letting me follow your journey!

Step Count Please
More than eight hours in this place? How many miles did you walk? Also, the swagger thing is not only for young guys. I've seen some older men who think they have what it takes to walk that way. As I get older, I choose to ignore them rather than roll my eyes. Those gardens look amazing! Not Butchart standards but nice. You were just visiting here, right? Granada is not on the list of possible retirement places? I really wanted to see more cat photos after you gave them a paragraph of text. As for Japanese tourists, I have had the same experience with them stepping into my photos. It is rude, and I don't understand why they do it. Are they oblivious? They don't care if other people photo bomb them, so they do it? I may use Azafran as a name in my current book. I love it. And yes, you need a ginger cat so you can name him that.

Trip Comments
The Food pictures from today look delicious. I am missing some of your personal comments in your blog this time. I can hear your voice through them. A very interesting note that Google maps is off. Do you put in comments (to Google) when the directions are off? Does it seem like the first week went quickly? Do you take all of your luggage to each place that you visit? Is the train easy to access in each town/city? How is your Spanish? I find it interesting the changes that you note from previous visits to this one. Besides the siesta time, is the overall pace of life more relaxed or has that changed from previous visits?

Gorgeous
Old cow! Good thing I wasn’t drinking my coffee when I read that because I actually snorted! The view is gorgeous. This place gets my vote because I’d LOVE to visit you there.

La Rochelle Gets My Vote
You've sold me on this little town, so I hope you do get to spend part of your retirement there and I visit you during that time. I especially want the chocolate mousse. But I will pass on any fish tartare (served raw), thank you very much. I'm not a fan of fish. Period.

Thanks for the Laugh
I'm so glad nothing was hurt but your pride in the bike accident. And, yes, I was laughing as I pictured this. Didn't the gal whose life was saved by your swerve stop to help? If not, how rude! I'm also glad the bike shop had their priorities right. One in the states would probably have made you buy the bike. "You break it, you buy it!" Was the dish of the day the tempura cod? If you said, I missed it, but I do see the photo. It doesn't sound like you found the right neighborhood for retirement yet, so I hope the search tomorrow is more fruitful.