On Saturday, we left Prague and flew Tarom Airlines to Bucharest. After landing and dealing with some very confusing directions, we rented a car and headed out for the two and a half hour drive to Craiova. After checking in to our Airbnb, we saw our girl! We had dinner at a pizza place near…

For our last day, we wandered up to the Prague castle, which looms over the western side of the city. It is the seat of the government, and is a massive complex of palaces, churches, and government buildings. We first tried and failed to take a walk in the huge park nearby. We made our…

One of the best parts of where we were staying in Prague was the view of the sunrise, which never got old. The courtyard of our apartment was a litte dramatic. After our tour of the Jewish ghetto (our previous post), we indulged in silly tourist food #2, spiralized fresh potato chips on a stick,…

On Thursday, we had arranged for a private tour of the Jewish Quarter of Prague. We found it edifying, depressing, and hopeful. At the start of the tour, we heard the clocks of the High Synogogue, with Roman and Hebrew numerals strike, 9am. We learned that the Jewish population dated back to the 10th century…

We landed in Prague Tuesday afternoon. Russell was recovering after a very busy period of prepping for his interviews and presentation, and then traveling to Edinburgh and The Hague to do them over a 5-day period. All went well! That evening, we explored our neighborhood a bit and had dinner and a liter of white…

After an excrutiating 2 days apart, Emily and Russell reunited at Schiphol Airport and took the train to the Hague. The next day, Emiliy wandered around the charming Centrum old town. It was a little bit of culture shock after a month in Spain. The weather was colder and wetter, the people were taller, the…

Friday morning, Russell had an early flight to Edinburgh, while Emily continued on in Madrid. Russell started with the most important work, securing fish & chips. Emily went to the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, which was a comprehensive, if not exciting, collection of art from the last 500 years. There was some local art. She also…

After spending several weeks in less-traveled towns and the mountains, we headed for the big city. This would be Russell’s first time in Madrid, and Emily’s first visit since 1991. (She had studied there the summer of 1988!) No humans were split into outies and innies on the drive to Madrid (for any Severance watchers).…

We only had one full day in Canfranc Estación and we took full advantage of it. After Russell finally got back to writing his book in the morning (after a week of preparing for two interviews and the presentation in The Hague), we hiked through the afternoon up the mountain on the west side of…

We haven’t posted recently because we were stuck in this polyurethane trap. Or, because we’ve been super busy in the intense hub of our journey. After we left the Pyrenees, we went to Madrid, where Russell was only for two days, while Emily stayed a bit longer. Russell went to conduct an interview in Edinburgh…