After Malaga, I went on to Frankfurt to spend Yom Kippur with Tamar. Here are some pictures taken around her neighborhood. I really enjoyed the services. Since they were mostly in Hebrew, I was able to follow along quite successfully. I’m really glad I got to spend the High Holiday with Tamar.

Our road scholar tour ended in Granada. Reggie and I decided to spend a couple of nights in Malaga. It is a delightful town right on the Mediterranean. We visited a Picasso museum and took a cruise in the harbor. We walked around the Soho area which is known for street art and restaurants. We… Read More On to Malaga

Our hotel is in an old part of town close to the main cathedral where queen Isabella and king Ferdinand are buried. We got in early enough in the afternoon for Reggie and I to go over and visit the chapel containing these tombs. Here are some pictures taken as we walked around the old… Read More Granada

On the way to Granada, we stopped at two delightful little white villages, Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo, where we visited an olive oil cooperative and had lunch provided by some of the local villagers. Here are some pictures from the olive oil cooperative. In the town we visited an older home. We were treated to a… Read More On the way to Granada

We visited the Prague Castle. Since its development in the 9th century, it has been developing uninterrupted you throughout the past 11 centuries. It is a complex of fortifications, residential and office buildings representing all architectural styles and periods, surrounding three castle courtyards. Originally it used to be the residence of Bohemian princes and kings,… Read More Second day in Prague

Flew to Krakow on Monday after a not fun experience in the Amsterdam airport involving not finding my friend, being waitlisted, etc. All behind me now and Reggie and I are having a blast. First off our loft Airbnb turned out to be up four flights of stairs, no elevator. It turned out not to… Read More Krakow

First day with the tour group. In the morning we visited the Wawel castle and cathedral, the home of the kings of Poland. The last few kings of Poland were actually elected by the noblemen. As the Kong’s power was usurped, Poland became unstable and was overrun by Austria, Germany and Russia in 1795. Poland… Read More More from Krakow

I was told I neglected to talk about food on my last post. While on our own in the Jewish quarter we ate in another wonderful restaurant. We had goose pate and escargot for appetizers. I had duck confit over carmelized pears in this incredible sauce. We shared a delightful bottle of wine The food… Read More Doing great

I am just going to post my pictures. The only thing I will say is that standing on the actual ground and the train tracks really got to me.