Tag Archives: Spain

Enjoying the Wait

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Sometimes you meet awesome people while waiting in line. Tonight we met a trio from Holland and I got a chance to sketch them a bit before their turn to enter the restaurant. They were young, well educated, and spoke … Continue reading →

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Enjoying a Moment Outside La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

People throng to La Familia Sagrada Basilica in Barcelona, which has been under construction since 1882, mostly because Antoni Gaudi’s vision for a church that teaches through its design is just plain awe inspiring. While we waited in the park … Continue reading →

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Saturday Evening Mass in Santiago

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

With a little help from a rented car, we made it to Santiago de Compostela  in time for mass at the cathedral, the subject of this sketch. This mass was a big deal; the bishop and some 20 priests celebrated it … Continue reading →

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Resting After Lunch

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

The terrain was much less hilly and we we made very good time on our sixth day of biking a portion of the Northern Route of El Camino de Santiago. We began on a small paved road in Colombres and … Continue reading →

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Mathematician on El Camino de Santiago

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Today was our best day yet on El Camino de Santiago in terms of cycling distance. We started in Cobreces and are now in Colombres, a 38 kilometer day. This pace will not get us all the way to Santiago … Continue reading →

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Habitaciones Bella Vista

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Today was our fourth day biking el Camino de Santiago. We made good time, aided by taking the ferry from Somo to Santander and then the light rail for 5 kilometers through the industrial portion of Santander. It was another … Continue reading →

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Somo Beach, Spain

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

We left Laredo this morning, biking along the beach to the Santoña ferry. Then we were in gorgeous rolling hills with farmland, pasture, forest and small villages for the rest of the day. A small storm arrived with the afternoon … Continue reading →

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