Ronda, Spain
18 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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. VeryЧитать далее
Sunset over Ronda, Spain
18 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 openЧитать далее
Alameda del Tajo, Ronda
19 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
The Streets of Ronda, Spain
19 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
Tapas Tour of Ronda
19 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 crawlsЧитать далее
Plaza de Toros, Ronda
20 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Beneath Puente Nuevo, Ronda
20 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Sunset Coctails - Santa Cruz, Seville
21 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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.Читать далее
Seville, Spain
21 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 IЧитать далее
Streets of Seville
22 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 buskersЧитать далее
Conventi de San Leandro, Seville
22 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 withЧитать далее
Casa de Palais, Seville
22 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 largestЧитать далее
Plaza de España, Seville
22 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 grandЧитать далее
Restaurante San Marco, Seville
22 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 hadЧитать далее
Cerveceria Internacional, Seville
23 мая 2023 г., Испания
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 ofЧитать далее
Parade Day Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 getЧитать далее
Setas de Sevilla, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Plaza de los Toros, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Rest Stop for our Weary Feet, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 weЧитать далее
Sangrias in Santa Cruz, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 grilledЧитать далее
Real Alcázar, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 byЧитать далее
La Giralda, Seville
24 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 evenЧитать далее
Cathedral of Seville
25 мая 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 SevilleЧитать далее
Last Morning in Seville
25 мая 2023 г., Испания
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’tЧитать далее
Valletta Malta
25 мая 2023 г., Мальта ⋅ 🌬 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 lookingЧитать далее








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































