Spain over the holidays

We were able to enjoy quite a few sites in such a short stay. Madrid, Barcelona, Salamanca, Toledo, Valle de los Caidos, and Avila. I think we did quite well! This is just a handful of our shots...

Retiro Park, Madrid

a view of Toledo

the 4 of us in Salamanca- Plaza Mayor

Valle de los Caidos- the monument of Franco

Semana Santa in Toledo- during the Easter Procession

Mom and I in Toledo

After a Love Division Concert!

La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

Gaudi Park in Barcelona

the move

Wednesday to Sunday and looking good as new! I can´t believe we have everything in it´s place. We worked our tails off- but now we can kick back and relax. (until our next scheduled move to house number 2 =) Need any tips on packing or organizing? Just let me know!

a Tribute to Alcala 151, 7 ext izda

as most of you know..... i´m moving back to the US in May. I´ve been stretching the days since December, but can´t squeeze much more out of it. We closed the doors on our sweet sweet house yesterday and moved into a smaller place in Madrid. While I know it´s just a house- i sure will miss this place. With a view like this- who wouldn´t!

Hasta la vista! (and yes- this really was our elevator!!)

Happy Easter from the Richards! (some of us)

What a wonderful Easter vacation here in Spain! Between Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Salamanca and Avila- I´m quite sure we visited every Cathedral and Plaza in the country. We also took 8gb of pictures- so I´ll have to sort a bit for our top highlights. Dad, Suz, and Addie we missed you guys here- but loved watching the videos you posted for us. And thanks Ricky for being our chauffeur and tour guide- Spain´s finest! Mom and Rod- thanks for making the long haul, glad you got one last trip in before I leave. We loved having you here!

overlooking Toledo

Maersk in the news

Everyone is always asking what our company does. If you drive by a port city, you might see a vessel. Or sometimes you might see a container driving by on the highway. But not very often do we make front page headlines. Unfortunately, this time not for a very good reason. I could not believe my eyes! I was able to take a vessel trip a few years back and cannot imagine this happening! http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/ship.hijacked/index.html