mmmMADRID! Barbara Kingstone February 22, 2018 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain OLA MADRID THE MAGNIFICENT! Madrid is a city of plenty. It has at least 44 museums, a history that is daunting, many...
Madrid’s The Palace Westin Hotel, where everyone is treated royally Barbara Kingstone November 22, 2016 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain I hired a taxi driver to orient me around Madrid and to show off their magnificent buildings. Of course, the architecture of the 20th and 21st...
Hotel Santo Mauro, Madrid…a small significant palace with the details to prove it. Barbara Kingstone November 19, 2016 Destinations, Europe, Hotels, Spain The epicentre of Spain, is Madrid. Sure, there may be opposing opinions from Valencia, Seville or Barcelona, all dynamic cities. But when it comes...
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone October 31, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Shopping, Spain Even in the unusual downpour that lasted the entire day as umbrellas turned inside out when the wind picked up, one couldn’t resist walking around...
Madrid, glorious even in the rain Barbara Kingstone October 30, 2012 Europe, Spain The architecturally wonderful city still has touches of Moorish walls from the 9th century. But even in this dismal economical time for the...
No detail or request goes unheeded at Villa Magna Barbara Kingstone December 28, 2011 Europe, Hotels, Spain Proximate to the capital city’s most famous cultural attractions and museums, no detail or request goes unheeded at Villa Magna. Designed for...
Oranges in Valencia but the Cathedral in Morella is a treasure… Barbara Kingstone March 19, 2011 Europe, Spain OK, I confess I stole an orange. Stealing oranges in Valencia, Spain wasn’t really on the itinerary. But after seeing the majestic Cathedral, Plaza...
Cooking in La Rioja. Traditional recipes are always top of the menu Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 Cuisine, Europe, Spain Preparing the cooking session. The delicious pork fried with milk. There was a seat for all of us...us being 6 cheery colleagues...
A trip to Spain’s major wine area, La Rioja: The ups and downs in a wine cellar and the enlightening of taste buds. Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 Cuisine, Europe, Spain The exterior of Muga Winery Murga's logo Up until a few years ago for me, wine for me was white, red or rose. I heard oenophiles...