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Month: April 2023

El Pendo Cave and Bilbao, April 29
Smithsonian Journeys, Spain

El Pendo Cave and Bilbao, April 29

This edition of Notes from the Underground features a visit to El Pendo cave.  It’s an out-of-the-way place with little … Continue reading El Pendo Cave and Bilbao, April 29

Santillana Del Mar, Monte Castillo, Altamira, April 28
Smithsonian Journeys, Spain

Santillana Del Mar, Monte Castillo, Altamira, April 28

Like the Holy Roman Empire (neither holy, Roman, or an empire, “discuss” (obscure SNL reference), our first base of operations … Continue reading Santillana Del Mar, Monte Castillo, Altamira, April 28

Gargas and Adieu to France, April 27
France, Smithsonian Journeys, Spain

Gargas and Adieu to France, April 27

If you’ve seen one cave, you’ve seen … one cave.  Each one is different, with its own geology, its own … Continue reading Gargas and Adieu to France, April 27

Pech Merle and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (SCL), April 26
France, Smithsonian Journeys

Pech Merle and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (SCL), April 26

This is what I was waiting for!  Pech Merle is a wonderland of fantastical stalactites and stalagmites, 30,000-year-old handprints on … Continue reading Pech Merle and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (SCL), April 26

Les Eyzies, April 24-25
France, Smithsonian Journeys

Les Eyzies, April 24-25

Here’s my recipe for quickly recovering from a stressful weekend:  (1) check into a gorgeous room in a classy hotel … Continue reading Les Eyzies, April 24-25

Paris and Les Eyzies, April 23-24
France

Paris and Les Eyzies, April 23-24

Difficult circumstances experienced while traveling almost always boost my faith in humanity.  In February 2022, I was quarantined in a … Continue reading Paris and Les Eyzies, April 23-24

Bordeaux and Saint Émilion
France

Bordeaux and Saint Émilion

Ah, the TGV, France’s wonderful, fast, smooth train system!  So smooth, in fact, that I fell asleep shortly after boarding … Continue reading Bordeaux and Saint Émilion

Luxembourg City, April 19-20, 2023
Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, April 19-20, 2023

Luxembourg city is everything the Frankfurt airport is not:  compact, attractive, uncrowded, and with a polyglot population that, unlike the … Continue reading Luxembourg City, April 19-20, 2023

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