Adventures With Alex

Tag: Spain

  • BR165) “The Fountains of Silence” Book Review

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    The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. 4/5 rating. 474 pages. Book #1 of 2021. Read January 9, 2021. This is the beautiful story of a young, aspiring photographer, Daniel, who spends a summer in Franco’s Madrid. I definitely had no background on Spain under Franco’s regime, and though this only shared a sliver of…

  • BR10) A Million Steps Book Review

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    A Million Steps by Kurt Koontz. 4/5 rating. Book #81 of 2019. Read June 6, 2019.  This was a great book about Kurt’s hike along the Camino in France and Spain. The book is a very easy read, but his talk about learning to live in the moment and how possessions do not define us…