This is an itinerary I designed for a couple who wanted to get immersed in the heart of Spain while avoiding the usual tourist destinations. This was a little over two weeks, which I think is the minimum to do Spain justice. Even at that we only concentrated on perhaps one third of the country. Always bear in mind that there are 17 autonomous regions with their own distinct styles and sometimes languages. So it is essential to linger here and there, then come back again another day.
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Stephen Donahue, a Spain enthusiast and an old friend from the La Tienda community for over 10 years. He recently wrote the following comments to me: I am sometimes asked, “what is Spanish food like?”, by someone whose image is probably of the North Mexican cuisine we find here. I want to say no, that [...]
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Posted in Reflections on Spain on Sep 12th, 2011
When our family founded La Tienda fifteen years ago, Ruth and I imagined we were putting together a cozy mom-and-pop business in our retirement so that we could work together with our sons while sharing our love for Spain. The first days of La Tienda began with our son Jonathan working in our basement every [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 12th, 2011
Cuando nuestra familia fundó La Tienda hace ya quince años, Ruth y yo pensamos que, tras la jubilación, estábamos creando una pequeña empresa en la que poder trabajar junto a nuestros hijos y con la que de alguna manera compartir nuestro amor por España. Los primeros días de La Tienda se desarrollaron con Jonathan en [...]
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Posted in Amigos on Sep 2nd, 2011
I just received a nice message from Alberto, which brought back lots of fond memories of Rota. I thought some of you would enjoy this too: Wow, I was so impressed with your website and all the Spanish food items you carry. I really miss ole Spain. I too was stationed at Rota Naval Station [...]
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