by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 13, 2024 | Travel
For days two and three of our Spain adventure in Barcelona, we opted for the City Tour by Hop-on, Hop-off Bus. The double-decker buses deliver a running commentary via earbuds as they whisk around the City, providing splendid views from the upper seats. 44€ buys...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Oct 8, 2024 | Travel
Karen and I explored Spain from September 10 through October 2. Like the savory dishes Spaniards serve with drinks in bars and restaurants, I’ll be dishing out small portions of the treats we discovered in a series of posts to avoid overindulgence. We left...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 23, 2024 | Tennessee, Travel
On August 4, 2024, Karen and I set out for a Sunday drive on Lookout Mountain just 20 minutes from home. Our first stop would be “The World’s Longest Yard Sale. Dubbed “The Highway 27 Yard Sale” the event occurs each year around the first...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 2, 2024 | Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
My brother Jon and his wife Brenda came to visit us in Chattanooga for a week in April. We took them north to the Tennessee/Kentucky border to hike the 600-feet deep gorge carved into the Cumberland Plateau by the Big South Fork River and its tributaries. We rented an...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 28, 2024 | Tennessee, Travel
Karen and I met Pete Waddington at the U-Joint’s bar in Chattanooga while having dinner before a play. Pete told us an amazing story about leasing a former Tennessee State Prison in Morgan County for one dollar a year and turning it into a tourist attraction...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Apr 5, 2024 | Tennessee, Travel
Formerly, “The Water Cress Capital of the World,” Huntsville’s growing tech and science industries have transformed it into “Rocket City, USA,” and Alabama’s most populous municipality. Huntsville’s Historic Downtown has been...
