abaesel: Late morning snack in the Admiral's Lounge at @flytpa . TPA>MIA>BCN
abaesel: Look who's enjoying her new adventure. Off to Spain and Southern France. At @flytpa .
abaesel: At the stellar American Flagship Lounge at @mia_airport. I mean, they have truffles! Truffles, people!
abaesel: Next stop, España.
abaesel: Thinking positive today. Back at MIA this afternoon headed to Barcelona again (via Heathrow.) Fingers crossed.
abaesel: Thinking positive today. Back at MIA this afternoon headed to Barcelona again (via Heathrow.) Fingers crossed.
abaesel: Made it to London. On plane ready to head for Barcelona. Finally. Have a bit of reading. Palace intrigue and rugby.
abaesel: First glimpse of Spain.
abaesel: In Spain
abaesel: View from our hotel room in Besalu, Spain. Casa Marcial. In the old Jewish quarter of this enchanting Medieval city. @besalu_turisme
abaesel: The Romanesque bridge over the River Fluvia in Besalu Spain. The original bridge was built on an old Roman bridge in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 14th century. It was destroyed during the Spanish Civil war and was reconstructed.
abaesel: Found a new drink I like, vermouth negro. Very popular in Catalonia. Refreshing. I like it better than an apero. For St Pete/Tampa it smells like the inside of @mazzaros. Thats a good thing.
abaesel: On the ancient bridge in Besalu. Water gurgles underneath while hundreds of chimney swifts swoop in the skies.
abaesel: On the way to the Pont Vell restaurant for dinner (the lighted building on the left at the far side of the bridge.) Beautiful evening. Rain tomorrow.
abaesel: Boy if anyone ever needed a late afternoon aperol spritz and a game of dominos, it's me. A 5 hour drive in pretty heavy rains from Besalu to Marseille. Luggage still in the ether, but there are rumors it's on a plane to Marseille. The mysteries of paying
abaesel: Snug under the canopy at Le Cigale in Vieux Port Marseille. It's raining hard! With thunder. That's Notre-Dame -de-garde on the hill behind Jerry. This is a city famed for fresh seafood, so Jerry will have mussels, i will have the grilled fish of the day.
abaesel: View of the Vieux Port of Marseille from the window of our room at the @grandhotelbeauvau. It was a favorite hotel of George Sands, Frederic Chopin, MFK Fisher and now us!
abaesel: This is the real deal. No filter. In the middle of a torrential rainstorm, the distant setting sun left its rose signature in the old port of Marseille.
abaesel: The shutters of Old Marseille. So many many of the older buildings have this style of shutters, very weather worn shutters. #marseilleworld
abaesel: Our hotel, the Grand Hotel Beauvau, overlooking the Vieux Port of Marseille. Our room is right above the "Beauveau".
abaesel: A quiet contemplative chapel at the back of the Marseille Cathedral.
abaesel: Look at me! I'm in clean clothes (and underwear) happy with my Aperol spritz enjoying the "aperol hour" in Mareseilles. #myluggagewasfound
abaesel: Old stone walls and church of the medieval-era town of Besalú in Spain
abaesel: Mi esposa this morning in Marseille in front of the Marseille Chamber of Commerce, the oldest Chamber in the world.
abaesel: Mi esposa in front of the Marseille Cathedral.
abaesel: Looking out to the Mediterranean from Marseille.
abaesel: Posted @withrepost • @jbaesel Mi Esposa on our walk this evening through the Old Port area of Marseille, in search of Tapas and an aperol.
abaesel: Posted @withrepost • @jbaesel The Pont Vell in Besalú, Spain.
abaesel: Posted @withrepost • @jbaesel Mi Esposa on our walk this evening through the Old Port area of Marseille, in search of Tapas and an aperol.
abaesel: Posted @withrepost • @jbaesel The Pont Vell in Besalú, Spain.