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Sometimes I blog about my travels
After landing in Dallas, Ralph almost walks to Albuquerque
Ralph was ready for the rain!
The House of Cervantes (not)
In which Ralph’s Spanish isn’t good enough for Korean street food
Cave paintings and broken Roman dishes
Gazelles on my pants
Prado and Porras
“I’ll have one of those”
Ouch!
Toledo-revenge of crooked streets
Ralph’s pants take a hit
Leaning Palms
Ralph fights the napkins (again)
Ralph confronts the McDonald's french fry tool
Ralph becomes the a/c unit troubleshooter
Ralph talks his way into the Picasso museum
Ralph gets his luggage unpacked in Security
A visit to La Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
Ralph makes it to Sagunto on the second try
In which Ralph learns how NOT to get to Sagunto
Modern art and mercados
Train stations, shuttles, and airports
Pentecost services and eating “little mustaches”
Of smells and coke bottles …
Tackling the Uffizi Gallery
Gelato and Cathedrals
About sandwiches and social media
Venice to Florence (gondolas to sculpture)
Venice ignored the Pope (and got away with it)
My first Mass in Italian
Venice-”please leave now”
Venice in the rain—more water on my head than under my feet!
Split-“only available here so buy now”
Corfu-embrace the paddle
No port and a 21 kilometer run
Napoli-Ralph Excursion2, wandering with purpose
Rome-marble fragments and dirt
Livorno-tacky port, a leaning tower
Monaco-Ralph Excursion1, a big racetrack
Vikings-the reason for immigration policy
The cruise begins
Cruise embarkation (the long way2)
Running, haircut, and a Korean rice dog
A food tour (“don’t spill the wine!”)
Apartment flood and climate control failure
La Sagrada Família (still not finished)
London to Barcelona-”Why are we doing this?”
Life on a WW2 Lancaster bomber (very short)
Eating an Eton Mess, more blazers
Blazer shopping, The Play That Goes Wrong
RAF museum, gourmet dinner on a bus
Tate Modern with espresso, Apple training
Hyde Park running (the looong way)
Back to Soho
How do you want your eggs?
Rudeness after quarantine
A ship in dry dock
Tiger Day!
Submarines and LSTs
Keep left!
High tea and books
English energy policy in a pub
“It’s just a jump to the left …”
Back to the Future day
First day in London, staying active to stay awake
Full English breakfast here I come
