Getting Lost in Holy Toledo
Madrid, Spain, Sunday Morning, August 25th I think there must be a lot of people with hangovers in Madrid today judging by the noise that was still emanating from the […]
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Madrid Day 2: Gran Via, Retiro Park, Mercado de San Anton
Madrid Spain August 23, 2019 Today was a busy but relaxing day at once. We started by doing some shopping along the way to the Gran Via, the 5th (or […]
Fast Train to Madrid to See Royal Palace & Church: Madrid Day 1
Centro District, Madrid, Spain Early AM, August 23 We started the day with a quick walk to the nearby tower and walked up as high as possible, where we could […]
Plaza Espana, Santa Cruz Barrio & Sevilla Fan Club
On the AVE train to Madrid.. August 22, 2019 I wrote this blog yesterday…and then the internet ate it so we’ll never know exactly what I said then…today we are […]
The Seville Cathedral, Real Alcazar: Sevilla!
Sevilla, Espana August 21, 2019 Yesterday, Tuesday, was Day 3 of our Spanish tour and it was another long, fun day…though Robin did comment that touring was much harder and […]
Guell Park, Casa Mila, & Susan Ate Paella: Barcelona Day 2
Barcelona, Spain Monday August 19, 2019 It was a long and fun day in Barcelona today. We started early, leaving at 7am for Park Guell. We took the Metro, which […]
Sagrada Familia & Gothic Quarter
Barcelona, Spain Sunday August 18, 2019 Barcelona…hot, muggy, crowded and wonderful. We had a late start to the day since we arrived here about 1:30am from Lisbon. Susan’s husband Tim […]
World Championships: The End; Barker Wins EIGHTH! Singles Title & Wright Wins 7th Doubles Title in Portugal
Somewhere between Lisbon & Barcelona Saturday August 17, 2019 The World Championships ended in Portugal today. They were a great success. This is a partial overview of the final day; […]
Deia, Mallorca & Driving the West Coast
Mallorca, Spain After six days and nine practice sessions, I had a much needed break from tennis. I decided to try and book a massage and ended up booking one…at […]
Valdemossa, Mallorca & Training on the Dirt
Mallorca, Spain Today was the last day of training here in Mallorca, at least for this week & I think I worked hard, at least I’m tired…not even sore, just […]
Mountain Driving to Orient & Alaro Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain Thursday was another sunny, hot day in Mallorca. I have only an evening practice today so I took a drive to a couple of mountain villages. From Bunyola […]
Tren de Soller; Soller and the Port de Soller
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Since my tennis was scheduled for the evening yesterday, I decided to take the antique train (Ferrocarril de Sóller) to the little town of Sóller, north of […]
Tennis on the Spanish Clay & Seafood is Popular in Mallorca
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today I trained twice and in between went to three grocery stores (they were adjacent to each other). In other words, it was a fun day! I […]
Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]
Saturday Success in Spain
The Barcelona tournament came to an end yesterday, with finals played in most divisions followed by an awards ceremony. I won my singles over Carmen Chilleda from Madrid and was […]
Friday Night Doubles Under the Lights
Kerry Ballard and I won the doubles last night under the lights. It was the day that Isner/Anderson threw off the Wimbledon schedule and people were looking at the live […]
Barcelona Finals
Today was a mellow day. I warmed up, practiced with Heide Orth for an hour at 11:30, iced, stretched, washed clothes in the sink (I am going to hug my […]
Madrid!
We (Jenny, Brad & I) arrived Monday afternoon in Madrid. It was of course a bit rainy and quite cool, Madrid being in central Spain and having some altitude. After […]
Sevilla: Cathedral & Flamenco
Sevilla is southwest of Madrid about 2.5 hours by train. Valencia may be the name of an orange, but Sevilla is the first city I’ve seen where every street tree […]
Rain in Spain Causes Tournament Pain
I had a lot of time to think of things that rhyme with rain (pain, bane, wane, gain) because all play was cancelled today. (). Jenny (Klitch) and I walked […]