We have managed to start up a weekly tradition here on Sundays. The girls look forward to Sundays the most, and say it’s the “best day ever!”. We get up and head up the big, steep hill up towards the cathedral. When we get to the top of the hill, there’s a little café. We stop there so Jon and […]
Here in Oria, there is a little shop for everything. Sometimes for multiple somethings. We go to the grocers to buy most things, including wine and beer. But you aren’t going to find fresh baked bread. For that, you go to the local bakery. You aren’t going to find much for fresh or frozen meat at the grocers. For that, […]
Daily hikes have been more of a challenge in Oria due to the heat, but on Monday, Katia and I woke up bright and early (if you consider 07:30 early) to tackle the mountain up to Castillo De Oria (Castle of Oria). It was also a good reason to have a daddy-daughter day while Micheka and Emmeline spent some time […]
We have been adjusting to a much different lifestyle here in Oria, Spain compared to our lifestyle in Tabuado, Portugal. Both locations are great, but for different reasons and in different ways. While we were spending time alone, just the four of us in Portugal, here we are in a very social worldschooling community. We wanted a place for the […]
Already arrived in Destination #2: Oria, Spain. After our fun, exploratory day in the Douro Region, we stopped in Bragança, Portugal on August 1 for a few hours to check out the old castle/citadel and the walls that surrounded the original small town. The castle is now a military museum, and all four of us learned a lot about medieval […]