Entertablement Abroad – Burford & Chipping Campden

by Helen Kain | Mar 14, 2020 | Beautiful Towns, England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay

Let’s do a little armchair travelling to the beautiful Cotswold villages of Burford and Chipping Campden. Like many people, we have postponed our overseas trips for now; I’ll use the found time to catch up on photos of past trips and let the world...

Entertablement Abroad: Alhambra

by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2017 | Castles, Entertablement Abroad, Spain, Unique Places to Stay

After leaving Toledo, we made our way south towards Granada. Destination: Alhambra, a fortress and palace of breathtaking exterior austerity and interior intricacy.   We stayed at the Parador Granada, one of the Paradores series established by the Spanish...

Entertablement Abroad – Toledo Cathedral Part II

by Helen Kain | May 8, 2017 | Cathedrals, Entertablement Abroad, Spain

The cloisters are on the north side of the cathedral, upon the site of the old Jewish Commercial District. As I mentioned in the previous blog, the doors of the cathedral used to stand open during the day, and townspeople used the aisles between the doors as a...

Entertablement Abroad – Toledo

by Helen Kain | Mar 13, 2017 | Cathedrals, Entertablement Abroad, Spain

Our next destination was Granada, and we decided to stop at Toledo on the way down.  As it was to be a short visit, we headed straight for the cathedral after parking the car. We navigated typically narrow Spanish streets, and a lot of stairs until we arrived at...

Entertablement Abroad – Madrid

by Helen Kain | Mar 11, 2017 | Beautiful Towns, Entertablement Abroad, Spain

Full confession:  I’m not very keen on Madrid. Maybe it was the weather (cold, blustery and rainy), maybe it was the recovery from jet lag (it was our first stop), and maybe it was simply not what I expected (lots of modern buildings, graffiti...