We kicked off the new year in Madrid, Spain, with day trips to Toledo, Ávila, and Segovia in the days to follow. You’ll notice that some of my favorite big camera images of our travels in Spain also happen to be some of my favorite iPhone images that I posted on Instagram when we got back to our hotel each night in Spain. I often found myself taking a picture on my phone and then my camera—and you know what, sometimes I like the phone picture better. Pictures of me in Spain definitely show up more in the Instagram pics, though, because it was so hard to unstrap myself from the rented D750 that I was wearing under my coat with a theft-proof strap. We even got a family pic from our guide while we were in Segovia. Sometimes these phone pics are just invaluable.
After Spain, as you’ll see, January was a pretty quiet month for us—no tennis or soccer, no major snowfalls this year…just back to normal life.
holy toledo! | bridge to toledo | cervantes | alcázar | hilly toledo | trying to find the cathedral | we found it! | sampling the marzipan of toledo | us and the toledo alcázar | view leaving toledo, with the sun setting. | ávila with its intact medieval walls | a closer looks at the walls | what a view of the plains of spain. | our playground for the week. | knuckleheads | a peek into plaza de santa teresa. | the fairytale castle of segovia | the rare family photo | view of segovia from the top of the castle. | love my boy. | segovia—the cathedral and snow-capped mountains. | alcázar | the roman aqueduct of segovia | my cute family—thankful they indulged me and planned our big trip to spain! | churros con chocolate—last breakfast in madrid | ¡adios, españa! | a long trip home—even the panthers vs. eagles playoff game in the philly airport couldn’t keep him awake. | not yet…just watching a middle school basketball game. | running with my girl—she’s too fast for me. | finally checked out metamorphosis in charlotte…although it currently doesn’t move.

