Author Archives: martykaplan
Madrid And Toledo With Judy And Gerry
Sunday, May 12, 2013 Happy Birthday and Happy Mothers’ Day, too! We are back in Valencia after spending a few days in Madrid with my brother and his wife. We arrived in Madrid early Tuesday afternoon so that we … Continue reading
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, This Old Man Is Snoring
Monday, April 29, 2013 Rain, rain go away. Suddenly April became January here in Valencia and the temperatures have plummeted and it has been raining for the past three days. The inland cities of the province have awakened to … Continue reading
Komori
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Spaniards are an interesting lot. There are those who see the glass half full and there are those who see the glass half empty. Then there are those who don’t even see the glass. Monday … Continue reading
24 HORAS MÁGICAS
Monday, April 15, 2013 It was a little more than a year ago that Paco de Andrés passed away. Paco was the dean of Valencian magicians and I wrote the following piece the day after his funeral. I wrote: … Continue reading
Almussafes
Sunday, April 7, 2013 We are back from a cold and rainy weekend in Almussafes where we attended a magic convention. Almussafes is about 20 miles away from downtown Valencia and its claim to fame is the Ford plant … Continue reading
Our Most Memorable Food Experience Ever!
Thursday, April 4, 2013 How do you describe an experience that is indescribable? In this case, the text needs to be brief and the pictures abundant. Last night Salva, Raquel, Pepe, Jaime, Susan and I had dinner at Quique … Continue reading
Back To Valencia
Sunday, March 31, 2013 We are back in Valencia. We arrived a bit before 4:00 PM yesterday on an AVE that was mostly empty. That makes sense since the Puente extends until Easter Monday. Everything should be open again on … Continue reading
Marching In Madrid
Friday, March 29, 2013 A cold, dreary and wet Madrid greeted us on Tuesday as we emerged from the Puerta de Atocha after a 90-minute ride on the AVE from Valencia. Traffic to Madrid was extremely light and we were … Continue reading
Nacho Diago
Monday, March 25, 2013 Sunny and windy is the forecast for today with temperatures reaching the high 70’s. We have been invited to share the first Seder with Zahava and Klaus and Brian and Ofelia will be there also. We … Continue reading
