When in Madrid on a Sunday you join the locals for some market, park and art experiences. This morning, we made our way to the El Rastro Flea Market. Mentioned as early as 1740 the market was originally a hub for the sale, exchange and general peddling of second-hand clothes and I did indeed see […]
Madrid – Day 2 – El Rastro Flea Market, Parque de el Retiro and Museo Nacional Del Prado Read More »
After our late-night last night and the heat, we were both feeling a bit flat this morning. Maybe it is just being six weeks into our holiday that has worn us out? We even hit the snooze button and cadged another half an hour in bed before getting motivated to re-pack and get ourselves back
This morning, we walked to the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, the castle of the Christian Monarchs. We were astonished to arrive at this site and have it almost to ourselves. Where were the crowds we thought? It was only 9.15am when we arrived so we guessed we had beaten most people to the Alcázar?
On the move again today. After a quick breakfast we dragged our luggage out to Calle Puerta de Triana (outside the construction zone!) and found a spot to wait near a loading bay then Bernie ordered an Uber. It was a very flash ride this morning with our lady driver arriving in a Lexus dressed
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This morning, we set out for the Catedral de Sevilla or more properly Catedral Santa Maria de la Sede (Saint Mary of the See). What is not in debate is that the UNESCO World Heritage Listed (1987) cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. When it comes to its place on the list
Today was a bit overwhelming! Bernie pre-purchased us a ticket for ‘Visita Real Alcázar + Cuarto Real Alto’. The ticket we had printed out was all in Spanish so we may have been a little hazy about exactly what it entitled us to BUT we knew that we had a tour of the Cuarto Real
Sevilla – Day 2 – Real Alcázar, Cuarto Real Alto and Parque de María Luisa Read More »
This morning, we had to pack up our burgeoning ‘stuff’ and move on again. We were going to try taking the local minibus to the Estación De Autobuses with the only disincentive being all the stairs down to the bus stop. When Paco offered to book a taxi for us, we decided … yeah, let’s
Sevilla – Day 1 – Hospital de los Venerables Read More »
This morning, we had time to visit yet another religious monument this time the Basilica San Juan de Dios (St John of God) who is the patron saint of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller. Situated not far from the monastery we visited yesterday we should, perhaps, have visited the basilica yesterday? However, we had
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Granada – Day 2 – Monasterio De San Jerónimo, Capilla Real and Catedral Read More »
Well, we tried to go to bed early last night in preparation for our early alarm this morning. In bed before 10.00pm which is early for us and lights out soon after, although I think Bernie was still reading? Anyhoo, just drifting off and then at 11.25pm the #%$#@*&!! fire alarm went off. Not just
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