Saturday, March 1st: I got up, showered, finished packing, and headed out for my 8 Euro breakfast. I was surprised that it was more than usual for a hotel breakfast buffet. There was eggs, chorizo, pancakes, sandwich fixings, lots of…

Friday, February 28th: This was my final full day in Spain! I was up at 8 when the street sweepers came through, and listened as I dressed to the shop owners putting out their chairs for customers. Then the church…

Thursday, February 27th: Sometime around midnight, I woke, dripping in sweat. Therefore, I opened the windows open to let some cool air in. Unfortunately, around 3am, I was rudely awakened by loud street noises. No, not late night partying Spaniards,…

Wednesday, February 26th: When I woke, I reached out to grab my phone from the nightstand… and fell! The entire mattress had slid during the night and me reaching over was the literal tipping point. The top mattress fell off…

Tuesday, February 25th: Travel day! I packed up and dragged my suitcase and bag downstairs, had an enormous apple cake for breakfast with my café con leche, and left. After trekking the several blocks to the parking lot and to my…

Monday, February 24th: Monday, Monday. Chocolate cake for breakfast! Yes, I ate the second half of the chocolate layery goodness for a breakfast of champions. I saved the spoon, but it was tiny. Don’t judge me. I’m on vacation. Then,…

Sunday, February 23rd: I woke up pretty well-rested and downed the rest of the tosta and beef cheeks for breakfast. However, I had a dilemma. I had no cutlery! This was no big deal for the tosta, but the beef…

Friday, February 21st: Walking all day yesterday had worn me out. Today was a relaxation day. So let it be written, so let it be done. I did need to do laundry, but luckily the laundrette was literally around the…

Thursday, February 20th: This morning, I went out for a cafe con leche and a pastry. Of course, I had to check out the Plaza Mayor and how it looked in the daylight. There were lots of people there, seemingly locals or…

Wednesday: February 19th: I woke up at 8, and while I had plenty of time to have breakfast and get to BBVA in Vigo before my 10am appointment, I did not have enough time for a side jaunt to the Castro…

Tuesday, February 18th: Despite it being February, it was quite warm within the hotel room, so sometime in the night, I opened the outer and inner windows. The inner shutter was still mostly shut, but I needed that bit of…

Monday, February 17th: When my body decided it was finally time to get up, no sunlight was filtering through my closed shutters and curtains. I figured I was still on screwed up time, so I glanced at my clock. 7:45??…

Sunday: February 16th: So, now I arrived in Madrid! At the very end of a very long and empty terminal (it was like 6am). I had almost two hours for my connection, but had to go through customs and get…

Spain trip report Itinerary: Leave BDL February 15th, 2025, arrive in Vigo February 16th, 2025. Return Madrid March 1, 2025, arrive BDL March 1, 2025. This trip was borne out of my need to do a scouting trip before moving…