I am writing this as I sit in Tamar’s kitchen in Frankfurt. We ended our trip to Spain with a wonderful stay in Sevilla. We visited a Jewish Interpretive Center which was basically one room. Not nearly as comprehensive as the museums in Girona or Córdoba. However they did offer a walking tour of the… Read More Sevilla

Just love Córdoba. The old town area is relatively small and easy to get around. The synagogue here is well preserved and the museum is excellent.  Córdoba has a Sephardi restaurant that does not serve pork. It changed owners from the last time I was here but the food was still good and we had… Read More Córdoba 

After two nights in Segovia, we spent one night in Toledo. Tamar got a milder version of my stomach bug. When we first got into town, we viewed the walled city from across the river. The only thing we did was walk around the old Jewish Quarter. There are two synagogues still remaining. One is… Read More Toledo

Friday morning, we sadly left Cadaques and started our drive to Segovia about 8 1/2 hours away. About an hour on the road, the car broke down. We had to be towed to the Girona airport where we were given another car. Needless to say we lost a few hours so it was after 9:30… Read More Cadaques to Segovia

Cadaques is an amazing place. It is so picturesque. Today we took a 2 hour boat cruise on a gaffed rigged sailboat. Spent the afternoon having ice cream and coffee and just sitting around taking in the view. For dinner, we ate at a great restaurant. Tomorrow we are off on our next adventure but… Read More Cadaques

In the morning we went to the Salvadore Dali museum in Figueres. I didn’t realize he painted in so many different styles. You can see the influence of Picasso and others in his works. Tamar thinks he has a really dark side. I found a lot of his stuff whimsical. There was definitely explicit sexuality… Read More Dali + day

Great news. Was able to pick up my purple suitcase at the Barcelona airport. This was the one packed for Spain. Hopefully the other one is in Frankfurt. On the way to Cadaques we stopped in Girona. After a delightful lunch in a shaded square, we walked through the old Jewish Quarter and visited the… Read More On the way to Cadaques

In the morning went to the Sagrada Familia. It is still under construction but should be done in the 2020’s. Tamar went to Park Guell while I went back to the Hostal for a much needed nap. For dinner we actually went to eat in a kosher restaurant. Had eggplant stuffed with beef and cod… Read More Gaudi Day

Went to this very old synagogue said to date back to Roman times. It is currently used only for special occasions. Did find out there are currently 1000 Jewish families in Barcelona with four shuls, one Sephardi orthodox, one Ashkenazi orthodox and two progressive. There was a demonstration to have Catalan secede from Spain.  Had… Read More Sunday’s activities