September 29, 2025 The next morning we started with breakfast at the Bluenose II restaurant and an open itinerary. The food was not as fabulous as the Stardust Café, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Our placemat advertised a bookstore in the North End, Agricola Street Books, so we decided to head there after breakfast. On… Continue reading Agricola Street & The Narrows Public House
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Halifax Day One: Stardust Café, Lord Nelson Hotel
28 September 2025 We are ending our trip with four nights in Halifax. The city is a bit under 1.5 hours from Mahone Bay, so we headed out early on a Sunday morning to drop our bags at the hotel and return our car to the airport, riding the bus back to Halifax. Everything went… Continue reading Halifax Day One: Stardust Café, Lord Nelson Hotel
Ingonish to Mahone Bay
September 23-24, 2025 We spend our last day in Ingonish with a slow, easy morning: washing clothes and cleaning house. We stepped out about 10:00 and walked down to the beach on N. Ingonish Bay where I’d watched the sunset that first night with Mary & Star. It’s quiet and still, and we walk down… Continue reading Ingonish to Mahone Bay
Getting There Is Half the Fun
The drive from Halifax Airport to Cape Breton takes about 5.5 hours, and goes from the relatively flat landscape around Halifax to the dramatic cliffs of the island’s coastline. I’m struck with the lack of development and wide-open wild spaces. There are very few cars on the road and it’s generally an easy drive. We… Continue reading Getting There Is Half the Fun
Daily Rhythms
Madrid, February 2-3 We’ve had a quiet two days sticking close to the neighborhood and centering our days around lunch and housekeeping. We seem to have adapted to Spanish time: we are sleeping later (9:00), eating toast for breakfast, lunch at 2:00 or 2:30 and then dinner at 9:00. Even though our pace has slowed… Continue reading Daily Rhythms
Tripea Restaurant
Madrid, 25 January 2024 Today was our highly anticipated meal at Tripea Restaurant. I had read about Tripea in a “38 Essential Madrid Restaurants” article and made a reservation in December. It not only sounded fun and unique, but is located just a block away from our apartment in the Vallehermoso Market. They have one… Continue reading Tripea Restaurant
Tapas in La Latina
Madrid, 20 January 2024 We awake to a beautiful clear sunny day but it is cold for Madrid. It’s in the 40s and climbs to the 50s before the day is over. Lorena keeps getting Asheville weather alerts on her phone so we pause to appreciate our weather because this surely beats what is happening at home. … Continue reading Tapas in La Latina
Getting Used to It
Madrid, 18 January 2024 Some things are harder to adapt to than others. Like not keeping one hand in my lap during a meal. Here in Europe it is considered rude to keep one hand in your lap while eating. Some throwback to medieval times when you might have had a knife under the table. But after 60… Continue reading Getting Used to It
A Domestic Day
Madrid, January 15 2024 We awoke to a heavy rain so spent the morning at home doing laundry and cleaning. I’d made a reservation at a nearby local restaurant, Taberna Paula. By the time we set out at 1:30, the rain had ended. Not surprisingly, we were the first in the restaurant. “Peyote,” greeted us… Continue reading A Domestic Day
Mealtimes in Madrid
We start our day with grocery shopping. The kitchen has no provisions. Not even salt or pepper. This apartment is part of a rental company; it is not someone’s home. I guess the agency’s policy is to provide a clean slate, but it does make cooking a challenge. Recipes have to be simple with as few ingredients as possible. Past… Continue reading Mealtimes in Madrid
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