xinxaneNov 9, 20216 minBraña de La Falguera (Somiedo pt 3)Not to be confused with La Felguera in Langreo, La Falguera is a beautiful summer braña and the Vaqueiros here used to participate in...
xinxaneNov 9, 20211 minUpdate!Buenas! Sorry for being absent for over a year! I come to update to say that I do intend to finish uploading and writing posts for the...
xinxaneJun 28, 20206 minVeigas & the climb up (Somiedo pt2)Veigas is an old parroquia, a parish, within Somiedo. As far as I can tell, it is not and has never been a braña. Traditionally, brañas...
xinxaneJun 11, 20203 minBlog noticeI apologize for the sudden long absence. As you probably know, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all travel was suspended and US travelers...
xinxaneMar 3, 20205 minPola de Somiedo and the hike to the first brañas (Somiedo pt1)About a month ago, I visited my first braña. From the airport, I took a taxi to Pola de Somiedo where I was staying. The first thing I...
xinxaneFeb 24, 20204 minGijón pt 2, Cemetery of El Sucu, Ceares & UpdateHi guys, I know it has taken me a long time to update, I have been very busy as my research project is very much underway. In order to...
xinxaneFeb 6, 20207 minGoing home (kind of): Gijón, AsturiasThis past Thursday, I woke up at 8 am to head into Madrid to catch my flight to Uviéu. Someone who lived in Toledo showed me on the map...
xinxaneJan 25, 20203 minEl Tránsito Synagogue and the Sefardi MuseumYesterday, I went to the Esnoga del Tránsito and Sefardi Museum (Museo Sefardí), the place I had most been looking forward to in Toledo....
xinxaneJan 23, 20202 minThe Jewish Quarter of ToledoToday I walked around Toledo and, as promised, visited the Jewish quarter, or djuderiya in Ladino. I didn't go into any of the synagogues...