Christmas in the Netherlands

December 13, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
We visited Amsterdam a couple of years ago during the summer and really hit all the main touristy sites -- Anne Frank House, the windmills, the red light district, etc -- you can find that trip here: We Finally Made it to Amsterdam! Day 2: Birthday in Amsterdam This time we ended up in Amsterdam mostly because American Airlines didn't fly in...
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Madrid, oh Madrid

April 01, 2022  •  2 Comments
By the time we arrive to Madrid, we are exhausted. Well mostly our feet are exhausted. So it is a little unfair to Madrid that we did not give it our full attention and a proper wander about. Instead, we slowly wandered around the city to a couple of the points we wanted to see mostly surrounding food. We started at Mercado de San Miguel which is...
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A day of religion

March 31, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
While it's not secret that neither myself nor Mr Ennis are particularly religious, we do really appreciate the multitude of global religions and often visit places of worship all over the world. Toledo has a fascinating (yet dark) history like many in Europe, yet a unique fact about Toledo is that it is known as 'The City of Three Cultures' repres...
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Goodbye Barcelona, Hello Toledo

March 30, 2022  •  1 Comment
A three hour train journey and we have headed west to Toledo -- which is a town south of Madrid known for it's Alcazar (castle) and Cathedral to a typical tourist. This town is often a quick day trip for people visiting Madrid, but in true Ennis fashion, that is not how we roll. We chose to stay in Toledo two nights instead of daytripping -- we hav...
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