What a month! I’d finally been approved to lead a Rick Steves Spain-Portugal tour for the first time, while training a new assistant & breaking in a new bus driver as well. What could go wrong? 9/11 maybe?
That is a LONG story —enough for a separate post— but let’s focus on these photos. I hardly took any pics during the first tour because I was so busy & overwhelmed… if I’d realized how momentous that moment in time would be, I would have taken more photos.
Observations: The tour after 9/11 was the first time I’d been in Barcelona for La Mercè & had a blast… parading with gegants & witnessing a new record for castellers: a 9 x 3!
I loved finding the group photo in Segovia of those brave folks who travelled at that time. And of Nicolás, our fun & friendly bus driver. Final images are from the first time I witnessed the procession of Granada’s patron saint, the Virgen de las Angustias. It wouldn’t be my last!
Hope you’ve enjoyed this glance at the past. Read about the genesis of this project, & please leave a comment below if you also remember this particular time & place.