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The Soul of Sevilla….and of dear Christopher Columbus!!
Sevilla is the capital of Andalucia…it is a beautiful city with VERY narrow streets and -of course-more cathedrals and castles!!! This cathedral is the oldest GOTHIC cathedral in the WORLD. We climbed 34 ramps/pathways to reach the top of the … Continue reading
A VERY rainy day at La Alhambra!!
We visited one of Europe’s most frequented spots …La Alhambra of Granada, Spain. It attracts nearly 8,000 visitors a day and is the last and greatest of the Moorish Palace’s. In the famous year of our 1492…a lot more was … Continue reading
Beautiful Córdoba….
The Mezquita of Córdoba is a preserved mosque, second only to Granada’s Alhambra. Today it is a Catholic Cathedral. It was over 162, 000 square feet and has remaining g over 800 columns. Join us and take a look: The … Continue reading
Farewell Madrid…on to Cordoba
Toured Spain’s #1 Art Museum today, Museo del Prado. It contains the best single collection of Spanish art in the world. Goya, El Greco, Diego Velazquez were among our favorites and phenomenally interesting for a non-art Major-:)!! I know you … Continue reading
#holytoledo
Today we toured Toledo, Spain!! We took a train from Madrid. It is only about 40 minutes south by fast train. What a great joy to finally see a city where one of your children ( our ‘Carebear’) studied. It … Continue reading
Making our way through Madrid…
This morning we did a walking tour of Spain’s Capital City of Madrid. We toured its beautiful Royal Palace. Unfortunately, we could not take any pictures after a certain area of the interior. There are over 2,800 rooms-if you can … Continue reading
The ‘jewel’ of Barcelona!!
We spent the morning touring Sagrada Familia-Gaudi’s amazing church in Barcelona. We also toured his gardens called-Park Guell. The work on the Basilica began 131 years ago and they plan to have it completed in 2026. This would be 100 … Continue reading
Come join us on a Saturday morning walk through Barcelona….
We started down the beautiful streets of Old Town, Barcelona…We quite quickly passed gorgeous models being photographed on our hotel avenue…See that ‘hole’ ….that is where they supposedly “fed” their dead who had been cremated and buried in these graves … Continue reading
Thursday, March 27
We spent the day with our dear friends Gillian and Alan. Their home on Mallorca is BEAUTIFUL!! Much time is spent on their English gardens that surround their Mallorca home. I was so taken aback with all the loving care … Continue reading
Touring the Island of Mallorca
What a wonderful day with Michael our guide who gave us a phenomenal tour of the island of Mallorca. The only thing missing was being able to personally wish our beautiful daughter-in-law -Emily-a Happy 40th BD!! Of course, “What’s App” … Continue reading


