Ronda, Spain
18 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We had an early morning start to catch our two trains to our next destination, the town of Ronda. The landscape has changed so much and now there are fields of gold and rows of olive trees. VeryMeer informatie
Sunset over Ronda, Spain
18 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
With dinner done and the sky still light we decided to have a brief stroll through town before calling it a day. We are still trying to get use to the long days here, where restaurants don’t openMeer informatie
Alameda del Tajo, Ronda
19 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We continued our walk back up through town to the Alameda del Tajo, a wooded promenade and botanical gardens. It is obvious this town has a bit of money as the maintenance on these gardens is amazing.Meer informatie
The Streets of Ronda, Spain
19 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
From the gardens we continued our walk through the streets of Ronda, admiring the architecture, the scenery, the piazzas and the stores. I love how different every town has been, from the colours andMeer informatie
Tapas Tour of Ronda
19 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Spain is the country of tapas and that is certainly the case here in Ronda. After our successful tapas dinner last night we thought we would try some more taps for lunch and do a bit of a tapas crawlsMeer informatie
Plaza de Toros, Ronda
20 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This morning we did a tour of the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Ronda, the bullring of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda. The defence needs of the territory in 1572 resulted in theMeer informatie
Beneath Puente Nuevo, Ronda
20 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After the bullring tour we were able to visit the first level under the New Bridge and see things from a different angle. Inside was a small display outlining the building g process undertaken in theMeer informatie
Sunset Coctails - Santa Cruz, Seville
21 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Once unpacked we ventured out again to see a bit of the city at night before finding a rooftop bar to end our first day in Seville with some cocktails while enjoying the view of the cathedral tower.Meer informatie
Seville, Spain
21 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We farewelled Ronda and a two and a half hour bus ride later we have arrived in Seville. The scenery on the way was lovely with fields of sunflowers and golden grasses. Spain is so much more than IMeer informatie
Streets of Seville
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The streets of Seville are so vibrant and colourful, and it is such a joyful experience walking the streets admiring it all.
The streets are bustling and with the church bells ringing and buskersMeer informatie
Conventi de San Leandro, Seville
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
First up today was a visit to Convento de San Leandro to buy confectionery from nuns. The nuns sell their homemade sweets here to help them maintain their maintenance and live in the monasteries withMeer informatie
Casa de Palais, Seville
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
From there we went to La Casa de Pilatos, an Andalusian palace which has around 150 different 1530’s Spanish glazed tiled walls. With construction starting in 1483, it has one of the largestMeer informatie
Plaza de España, Seville
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Next stop was the Plaza de Espana.
In 1929, Seville hosted the Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair and the entire southern end of the city was redeveloped into an expanse of gardens and grandMeer informatie
Restaurante San Marco, Seville
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
To finish our day we had a late lunch at Restaurant San Marco Santa Cruz, built in a preserved Arabian bath from the 12th century. Amazing building matched only by our delicious lunch. For once we hadMeer informatie
Cerveceria Internacional, Seville
23 mei 2023, Spanje
Today was yet another overcast day and as we are saving the “main sites” for a sunny day (fingers crossed it is forecast for tomorrow), we decided to just wander the streets today, walking some ofMeer informatie
Parade Day Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We woke to blue skies and that was all we needed to get out the door as quickly as possible. While Seville has been wonderful we have really been missing the clear blue skies. Grey clouds getMeer informatie
Setas de Sevilla, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Procession over we hit the streets again to see everything else on our “must see” list. First up was a walk to the Metropol Parasol, now known as Setas de Sevilla ("Mushrooms of Seville"). It is aMeer informatie
Plaza de los Toros, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Seville is the site of one of the most well known bullfighting festivals in the world. With its 12 000 capacity bullring it is a part of theMeer informatie
Rest Stop for our Weary Feet, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Next we made our way to the banks of the Guadalquivir River for a stroll in the sunshine, admiring more of Seville as we did so. With time to kill before our scheduled time at our next location weMeer informatie
Sangrias in Santa Cruz, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
With time to kill before our next tourist site we opted for lunch in our street, eventually managing to grab a table at Bar Patanchon where I enjoyed another lovely fresh salad and Brad had grilledMeer informatie
Real Alcázar, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This afternoon we finally got to visit the Royal Alcazars of Seville, the Reales Alcazares de Sevilla in Spanish. This is a royal palace built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built byMeer informatie
La Giralda, Seville
24 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
With the Cathedral being moments from where we have been staying and visible from our apartment window we were looking forward to seeing inside this impressive and massive structure.
Before we evenMeer informatie
Cathedral of Seville
25 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
After our climb to the top of the bell tower we made our way back down to walk through the Cathedral and see all that it had to offer.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See, known as the SevilleMeer informatie
Last Morning in Seville
25 mei 2023, Spanje
With an afternoon flight to Malta and a day to spend with our luggage, we chose to find a cafe for a late breakfast, or as they call it here in Spain, our second breakfast (even though we haven’tMeer informatie
Valletta Malta
25 mei 2023, Malta ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We finally arrived in Valletta, our home for the next five nights and are looking forward to visiting these streets again. Having stopped here for a day visit from a cruise in 2017, we are lookingMeer informatie








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































