Jaen

01/02/2025 | Comment

A 40 minute drive from Baeza lies Jaen, a city which doesn’t look as pretty but has a lot going for it nonetheless. We park next to the Ibero museum, which highlights the Iberian culture but also has some Greek, Phoenician and Roman stuff. It’s a small museum so we’re ready for the next one more…

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Ubeda

12/27/2024 | Comment

Just when the first light starts to peer through our window, Tim leaves for the city walls just next to our apartment to get a view of the surrounding area. The view is surprising and stunning as last night it was completly covered in clouds and darkness. There are still patches of clouds as the more…

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Driving South

12/27/2024 | Comment

We pick up our car in the parking garage and leave Madrid behind. Traffic becomes sparse as we leave the Madrid suburbs and head south on Autovia del Sur. It’s a cloudy day and it only gets cloudier as we get more south. After two hundred kilometers or so we get of the highway to more…

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Madrid

12/24/2024 | Comment

We start our Christmas trip in Madrid, staying with our good friend Koen and getting an insiders peek into the Spanish capital. Three days is far too short for a thorough view of the city but it gives us a good introduction on all things the city has to offer. We focus on the rich more…

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