One of Spain’s culinary gifts to the world is tapas, and no trip would be complete without a night out wandering from bar to bar sampling these tasty tidbits. Continue reading
Category Archives: Spain
Architecture / Spain / Travel
If You Build It, Will They Come?: The Guggenheim and the Bilbao Effect
A 1999 Washington Post article posed the question: “Can a single building bring a whole city back to life?” Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
Papamoscas on the Job: It’s about time!
Like all Gothic churches in Spain, the Burgos Cathedral has soaring vaults, sturdy flying buttresses, and lavish chapels with saints, angels, and demons. Continue reading
A Little Comic Relief in Spain: The Icing on The Cake
Travel, above all else, is an opportunity to learn, but if you’re lucky, sometimes it’s a chance to just have a laugh. When we travel, there isn’t a day that passes without at least one good chuckle. Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
Pure Whimsy: Barcelona’s Palace of Catalan Music
As a first-year university student, I made a scheduling mistake which haunted me for four months: Art History at 8:00am. The positively inhumane class-meeting time was bad enough, but my freshman folly was exacerbated by the class format. Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
Salamanca Cathedral and a New Kind of Easter Egg
Saving souls is serious business, and the intricately carved entryways of Spain’s Gothic cathedrals start the process even before worshippers get inside the building – sort of a preview of coming attractions. Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
The Aqueduct of Segovia: An Amazing Legacy of Ancient Rome
There are vestiges of the Roman Empire scattered across most of Europe, showcasing the talent of its craftsmen, artisans, and architects. Continue reading
