Jun 26
travel aguardiente, FINlos, lugo, spain, travel 3 Comments
My wife and I arrived in Lugo, Spain, in the province of Galicia on one of many festival days celebrated here. This one happened to be the festival of San Juan, or as he is called in Gallego, the regional dialect, Xan Xoán.
Jun 19
food, travel FINlos, food, spain, tapas, wine 8 Comments
It’s not enough to simply consider Spanish food. Rather, it’s necessary to examine the entire process of eating a meal, an experience worthy of entire books (I’m sure it’s been done), but here compressed to 1000 words or less for your reading pleasure.
Jun 17
travel FINlos, madrid, rastro, travel 4 Comments
Named for the stains of butchered meat that would run down the hill, El Rastro is an open air market, like a bazaar or flea market, that manifests every Sunday in Downtown Madrid. They really aren’t lying when they say it’s big.
Jun 17
travel FINlos, madrid, metro, spain 5 Comments
I’m in a foreign city, one of the world’s major metropolitan urban areas. I have places I want to go. I don’t want to pay a taxi fare every time. Bus routes take too long to decode and negotiate for a non-native. Walking is possible, if I want to arrive sweaty, exhausted, and hours after my departure (did I mention it’s a big city?).
Jun 13
travel fear, FINlos, flying, spain, travel 6 Comments
I really wouldn’t have a problem with flying if the plane never had to leave the ground and then land again.
Jun 06
daily life, travel FINlos, lichgate, tallahassee 4 Comments
A couple years ago my wife and I were planning our wedding. It was to be a very modest gathering, much less cumbersome than the standard fare. In preparing for the occasion, the biggest decisions we had to make was where to have the event. We looked at most of the traditional spots that Tallahassee has to offer and although we were prepared to settle on one, none really made us feel that any money we would be spending on the place would ever be made up through ambiance and experience. But thankfully, a close friend of ours mentioned a place just five minutes away from our house called Lichgate.
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