Category Archives: Accomodations

Parador de Baiona

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And finally our last stop of our gastronomic tour in Northern Spain – Baiona.  Always make sure you save the best for last 🙂  The thing is I noticed that we hardly stay in our hotel, we are always out!  We always want to go far from where we are 🙂  We need to learn to just stay and appreciate the hotel/parador


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 Open that curtain to see a beautiful view!!

The wind was so strong – we could not leave it open at night – but it was beautiful!

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Parador de Santiago Hostal dos Reis Catolicos

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 And we arrive in Santiago!  It’s a different feeling to be in a place of God, a place filled with love!  Our hotel which is a Parador is right in the plaza where the Cathedral is and it is beautiful! 

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You will feel the love and the passion from all the pilgrims that travelled the camino

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and come here to end their journey 

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Our cozy room
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We had dinner in the restaurant of the hotel upon arrival and it was very good and very reasonably priced even if it was in the hotel

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Breakfast buffet was also very good with a wide selection

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What is important to me is the cereal section and the churros 🙂

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Santander

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Then we finally arrive at Santander!  And yes, where Banco Santander is based 🙂

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We walked around a little before dinner
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Our hotel 
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I love the old style elevators that even have benches so you can sit 🙂
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This was the highlight of the room!
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The beautiful view
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Buffet breakfast before checking out.  We only stayed one night
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Hotel De Londres San Sebastian Spain

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From Russia, we flew to Spain for our Gastronomic Tour!  We landed in Bilbao and took the bus to San Sebastian and checked in our hotel.  We loved our hotel

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In Europe most beds are like this, single beds, which we are not so happy about,  so we just stick them together 🙂

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It’s not a 5 Star Hotel but we like the location and we love the view from our room!!!  I took a video which cannot really compare to being there and actually seeing God’s creation in front of you – nothing can compare to this blessing.  So blessed to be able to come to this beautiful place

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The suites have a balcony aside from the view
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Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow

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Our home in Moscow for 4 days.  The hotel was recommended by Richard and Sasa and they helped with the booking.  It’s centrally located though we were not even able to go around the area.  You tend to do the far away places first and then you realize you have not gone around the places nearby!  This always happens 🙂  So we missed going to the beautiful department store that was right across the street!    

I noticed that the newer and more modern hotels make their rooms dark – with very little lighting.  I think I still prefer bright 🙂  When it’s bright you have the option of dimming or reducing the light when you want to be romantic 🙂  But when it’s dark and there are no more options to add more lights, what do you do? 🙂

Day photo of the lobby looking up

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Kempinski Hotel St. Petersburg

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Our home in St. Petersburg!  

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I like the location because it’s not busy and it feels like I am in Venice 🙂  
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View from the entrance of the hotel – look further down across the bridge

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and walk a few meters, that is already the Hermitage 

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The room which is nautical in theme.  Maybe we are supposed to be on a ship since we are by the canal 🙂
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The bathroom floor is heated!!! I love that feature and more probably when it’s winter in Russia
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We went up to check the restaurant of the hotel – NICE!
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