We’re a few days behind in posting, but blogging is harder than it looks (it takes quite a while to download photos, edit photos, make collages of photos, upload photos to web, write post, etc), especially when one doesn’t have a good internet connection! We rented an apartment for our stay in Barcelona and as […]

1. McDonald’s Rocks! Cranking out consistent tasty food worldwide is appreciated but the free Wi-Fi connection is invaluable. We have the feeling we wont ever touch McD’s again after this trip though. 2. Cho, thanks to Jeff Chau, is officially blessed as a global restaurant recommend-er – Cal Pep (Barcelona, Spain) now tops the list […]

1. Ever heard of AquArius? Appears the Coca-Cola Company is keeping this little gem on the down low in the states. 2. Spaniards love their ham so much they refuse to add anything else to a sandwich. Literally toast-ham-toast – no lettuce, tomato or condiments invited to this party. 3. The metro systems keep getting […]

After a three and a half hour drive from Madrid, we arrived in Spain’s third biggest city, Valencia. Val has been eagerly looking forward to this stop because this fine city is where paella originated. As such, our first priority on the agenda was to find a restaurant that served authentic paella, so after a […]

One of the best decisions we made was to take a sightseeing bus around Madrid, it allowed us to get a good lay of the land and see all of the points of interest both new and old. Much like the buses in NY, you can get on and off at whichever stops pique your […]

1. 87 Pudgy Pale White Ladies, 53 Odd Guy w/ Beard, 39 Jesus, 12 King Phillipe, 7 Horses & 1 Short Man who makes you giggle is one way to describe the Prado Museum. 2. Spanish guitar rifts are soothing. 3. The protest we witnessed in Madrid brought with it’s signs and chants some beautiful […]