It's time for a new list... I'm not 50 anymore, but I still look forward to new adventures. And, I've been a bit bored and need a new interest.

Coming up in the next year and some goals!

1. Trip to Paris and other stops round about Europe - Feb/Mar
   
   
   
2. Girlfriends trip to the Olympic Peninsula - Sept
3. Say Cheese... a cheese making class - this Sunday
4. Excursions to Pacific Northwest Ballet
5. Excursions to Seattle Opera
6. Train and run the Vancouver Half-Marathon again for the 4th time- May
7. Train and complete the Trek Triathlon - August
8. Go to gym 2x a week
9. Run or Walk on Sundays
10. Ride bike on Saturdays
11. Fundraise for Sarah
12. Make my spare room into an inviting guest room
13. Eat well - most of the time I will choose healthy options, with an occasional treat. 
14. More to come...

Survived the Winter and then... off to sunny Spain!

Ah..... Spain - Madrid, Seville, Granada and Barcelona. Traveled with my friend Sara, a great traveling companion. We picked up a young caballero in Toledo and he spent the rest of the trip with us. He was so easy to get along with... His name is Diego.

Some brief thoughts on Spain - 

A good restaurant for BEEF!

• The food can be muy fantastico (flan, paella, gambas and various tapas) - or muy mal (fried tapas and Iberian Jamon)

• The drinks are so fabulous - cafe con leche, sangria, mojitos, wine, Alhambra beer 

Diego loves mojitos
(and Sara too)

Cafe con Leche

And the art... we saw works by Picasso, Velasquez, Miro, El Greco, Dali, Goya and many more. Did a trip through The Prado... and we can't forget the Museo de Jamon.

Museo de Jamon

Guerinica, Picasso

Fresco in a Cathedral

Salvidor Dali

I believe this is Gala, by Dali

Sculpture by Joan Miro

And the Cathedre's -

Madrid

Toledo, I now know where the expression "Holy Toledo" comes from!
This is one of the biggest in Europe and construction took 250 years. Begun in 1227.

Toledo

Toledo Cathedral

I fell in love with Seville, my favorite city on the trip... the people, the cathedral, El Alcazar, the tapas! Orange trees, cobbled streets, narrow lanes... but no barbers!

Seville Cathedral, 3rd largest in Europe.
Built 1402-1506- a mere 104 years.

Columbus tomb (DNA tested... he's in there!
Makes me wonder where they got the DNA)

This made us laugh... the original "Got Milk?" perhaps?

Tapas - just point and see what you get!