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CAVES,
CORKS, CUISINE, AND AN
ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE
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Spanish
Memories by Paul Deans |
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Sept. 25:
Welcome to Spain. Today is
the “official” start of the tour, but many of us have arrived early.
Most of our 21 participants are from the United States, but we also have
five Canadians and a dual-citizenship Australian/Swiss couple. Many of
us gathered last night at our
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hotel in Madrid to meet each
other and our tour leader — Josu Camacho, the general manager of Ole Spain tours.
This morning we
meet our driver, Mariano, as we climb aboard our bus. We pick up two
more members of our contingent at the airport and head north. First
stop: Burgos. Here we’re introduced to what will become our standard
two-hour lunch (and dinner, for that matter). The wine flows endlessly
and plate after plate of delicious food appears; we quickly lose track
of the number of courses!
After the meal we
explore the magnificent Burgos Cathedral. Construction began in 1221 and
required 300 years to complete. It's an amazing church with multiple
spires, great arches and detailed carvings everywhere. Even today the
cathedral dominates Burgos; imagine 500 years ago when nothing in the
town was taller than two stories. |
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Press photo for
larger version - Photo by Aram
Kaprielian |
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Following a short
tour of the old town of Burgos we’re on our way to Logroño. We arrive
about 8:30 pm: late by North American standards, but early for dinner in
Spain. To get to the restaurant, we plunge through the crowds
celebrating the end of summer. Two hours later, as we walk to our hotel,
we note that the crowds have yet to thin out.
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