Off to Spain - - Yet Again - - A Basque Wedding of Nekane & Fernado

Fernado & Nekane

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INTRODUCTION:  For those of you who know us, Jane is from Scotland and Paul is from the US (Ohio) the two met in London, were married in Bilbao, and had both children in

Paul & Jane

Spain at the base hospital Torrejon (near Madrid); the two of them have long held a deep and affectionate bond with Spain -- it is their adopted country!!  Having been a part of the Miguel Gil Mendi family since 1970, they remain a part of that extended family through 3 generations. This October Nekane, the granddaughter of Miguel Mendi will wed the love of her life Fernado. When the date was announced the invite extended for Paul and Jane to please attend and to please wear your kilt, too; it was a NO brainer, Jane said to Paul "Book'em Dan-O" the same as Hawaii 5-0 had said!! And so we are off to our beloved Spain to meet up with old and new friends and to witness THE wedding. As Paul researched the flights he found that by landing in Madrid but returning via Barcelona that the tickets dropped by several hundred dollars per ticket when the different cities were used. And so we will explore the Catalan region after the wedding and before we return stateside. So where will we be staying...........our agenda:

                                1. Parador Alcala de Henares

                                2. Hotel Teratermal - Nr Soria
                                    Valdeavellano de Tera
                                3. San Sebastian - Hotel Ezeiza

                                4. Posada Palacio Beola - Almandoz, Baztán, Navarra

                                    THE WEDDING in ELIZONDO
                                5. Parador Biesla

                                6. Llieda - - Hotel Real

                                7. Parador Alcaniz

                                8. Parador Tortosa

                                9. Figueres - - Girona
                                    Hotel Pirineos in Figueres

                                10.Lloret de Mar - Hotel Roger de Flor Palace

                                11.Barcelona - Best Western Alfa Aeropuerto

Paul and Jane will join up again with long-time friends, Dave and Joyce from the UK spending time in Almandoz as well as the Parador Biesla before the couples split to finish up their adventures one taking the car ferry back to the UK and the other exploring the med coast area around and north of Barcelona.