xinxaneJun 29, 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 d...
xinxaneJun 12, 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 we...
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 no...
xinxaneFeb 24, 20204 minXixón pt 2, Cemetery of El Sucu, Ciares & Update (English)Hi 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 ma...
xinxaneFeb 6, 20207 minGoing home (kind of): Xixón, Asturies (English)This 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 t...
xinxaneJan 27, 20203 minLa Esnoga del Tránsito y El Museo Sefardí (Castellano)Ayer, fui a La Esnoga del Tránsito y El Museo Sefardí, el lugar que esperaba más en Toledo. El Tránsito es increíble, realmente la sinago...
xinxaneJan 25, 20203 minEsnoga del Tránsito and the Sefardi Museum (English)Yesterday, I went to the Esnoga del Tránsito and Sefardi Museum (Museo Sefardí), the place I had most been looking forward to in Toledo. ...
xinxaneJan 24, 20202 minLa djuderiya de Toledo (Castellano)Hoy caminé por Toledo y, como prometí, visité la judería, o djuderiya en ladino. No entré en ninguna de las sinagogas ni el museo, no tuv...
xinxaneJan 23, 20202 minLa djuderiya de Toledo (English)Today I walked around Toledo and, as promised, visited the Jewish quarter, or djuderiya in Ladino. I didn't go into any of the synagogues...
xinxaneJan 22, 20201 minWelcome to Toledo!My flight was delayed for four hours but I am here! Madrid is different than I expected, though I did not wonder so much about what it wo...
xinxaneJan 15, 20202 minIntroduction - IntroducciónBienveníu! My name is Rachel but you can also call me Xinxane (sheen-shah-nay) or Sinjanía (seen-hah-NEE-ah). This blog is for documentin...