When visiting the Basque country (an area of Northern Spain and Southern France)….sound like a local by saying “kaixo” instead of “hello”.  Listen below:
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In honor of the post below, today’s recipe comes from the Andalusian region of Spain.  Gazpacho is a cold soup drank on hot summer days in the south of Spain
Ingredients:
▪ 2 pounds Large Red, Ripe (and fragrant) tomatoes
▪ 1 large cucumber, peeled
▪ Half loaf day old French Baguette (bread crumbs also work)
▪ [...]

At the foot of the Alhambra in Granada, you will find the Baños Arabe (arab baths).  
The baths are in the tradition of the moorish baths that probably existed back when the Alhambra was still occupied.  If you are a fan of moorish architecture then you will be drooling inside the baths and upset you [...]

This weeks “Architectural Marvel” is the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. 
Architectural artist Antoni Gaudi broke ground in 1882 and spent the last 40 years of his life working on the project.
Construction still chugs on to this day and is predicted to cease by 2026, but there is controversy on whether or not that date is [...]