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 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 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...