Campoamor Gijón

... Jews, the Inquisitioin, etc. Hee, hee. Still trying to be funny here. But enough.

It is a beautiful spot here. The air is cool and smells of the woods. We've both commented how early it feels here in the mornings. By that I mean that at 8am it feels dark and early--like 6am back home. Not much moves until 9am (which feels like 7)! Enjoy the photos from Covadonga. Next stop, Ribadeo on the coast.

... emblematic of the modern city of Aviles, which is a big industrial center of iron and zinc. The old area of town is very picturesque but it is surrounded by blocks and blocks of tall apartment buildings.




In a light rain, we walked to statue of Pedro Menendez so that Conrad could get his picture taken in front of it. He brought along a copy of the St Augustine Record so ...

We are staying in a little village called Avin. We visited Cangas de Onis which is a pretty little town with an ancient bridge. We went to the seaside at Llanes and went on a cliff top walk.

Next day we went to Desfiladero de Cares. The pathway was made at the beginning of the 20th centuary by the workmen who blasted out a course for a canal to supply water for hydro-electicity for the area. The walk is from Poncedos to Cain and winds it way ...

Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in Northern Spain. This is the administrative and commercial of the region, also host the annual Price of Austrian Award. This place is also known for education and learning. Oviedo University’s international campus attracts many foreign scholars from all over the globe.

Here the top places in Oviedo

Museum
Museo Arqueológico de ...

... atras de su espalda... Espectacular! Un mensajito y Dieguito en dos brincos estaba sentado con nosotros... brindamos... que nostalgia! Despues nos llevo a la sidreria "La Noceda" tambien una de las mas conocidas y antiguas donde aparte de la sidra nos mandamos una rica cena Asturiana...
Al otro dia sentadas en la estacion de autobuses, Diego organizando nuestro viaje y propinandonos una regañiza por no haberlo planeado antes... Gracias Dieguitoooo! y se hizo la luz Rumbo a Leooon!!!

... I always rave about.

The cutest, sweetest, most petite little brunette you could imagine ... a little shy, very reserved, and with those indescribable Spanish mannerisms (something I've dubbed "Spannerisms") that make you weak in the knees. An infectious smile always on her face, one that radiates outwards from her eyes and lights up the room (the Spanish seem to have mastered the art of smiling with their ...

... de ahora,y Susana Viso.

Mientras resolvía estos últimos asuntos Amparo, Favila, Iñigo y Pablo están en casa terminando de hacer las maletas y ultimando detalles para poder salir hacia Bilbao. Donde recojeremos a nuestros compañeros de viaje y seguiremos hasta San Sebastian, donde visitaremos algunas cosas y luego terminaremos el día durmiendo en Irun.

... city of Austrias in Northern Spain. Cathedral of San Salvador is one of the unique architectural designs of the place. In Oviedo history, the city is designated as the center of an original and unique architectural expression, inheritor of Visigothic, Roman and Nordic traditions which was reach its high point during the reign of Ramiro I of Asturias. The cathedral of San ...

This is my last trip in 2008. From Madrid, together with friends, we travelled almost 5 hours to the north coast of Spain - Asturias. This is the mountainous side of the Spanish region which somehow provides a different landscape of green, rocky mountains, valleys and delicious food!

... asked a local. "It is the start of the boating fiesta," he said. "But it is typical". The seaside atmosphere of San Sebastián kept me here longer than I planned. Sporting were playing, I hoped, on the Sunday evening and it was now Saturday afternoon. Gijón was six hours away so I was forced to detour Bilbao, a Basque stronghold east of San Sebastián. A few years ago this wouldn't have been a bad thing but now Bilbao has the ...