13. Juli 2017 ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
The cats and chickens sure had some character. They deserve their very own post!
Ophelia and Fatima (the chickens) would somehow squeeze through a small gap in their cage and we'd have to chase afterWeiterlesen
14. Juli 2017 ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
It was fun to explore the Quinta for other animals. There were some interesting bugs around, like a praying mantis, a snake, huge bees that were pollinating the passion fruit, a few types of spiders.Weiterlesen
26. Juli 2017 ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
In the time we had been at the Quinta, the vegetables had grown big. The water level in the river had dropped even lower but we felt like we had contributed a bit to this cool project. We got someWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienSevilla37°23’21” N 5°59’4” W
28. Juli 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our first stop of our Spain road trip was Seville. it is a beautiful, stately city with some impressive history and architecture.
Some of the highlights included:
• Street performers singing andWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienCórdobaCasa del Bailío37°53’17” N 4°46’46” W
29. Juli 2017 in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Driving through the rolling hills of Spain's countryside we left Seville to go to Cordoba. On our way we spotted a impressive Moorish castle and watched a beautiful sunset from the hills overlookingWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienCórdobaCasa del Bailío37°53’17” N 4°46’46” W
30. Juli 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows, and traveling has it's ups and downs too. Social media often skews our perception of reality because we only share the positives. So we want to share thisWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienSantiponceAnfiteatro de Italica37°26’38” N 6°2’48” W
1. August 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In Seville we learned about the nearby Roman city of Italica. Only ruins were left but we were curious to explore its history.
It wasn't too exciting at first. We walked past crumbled houses andWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienCádizBahnhof Cadiz36°31’37” N 6°17’19” W
2. August 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cadiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities, founded around 1104BC as "Gadir" by the Phoenicians. In their myths the founder was Melqart (aka Hercules).
When we arrived we were treated byWeiterlesen
SpanienAndalusienHuelvaLa RábidaArroyo de Juan Delgado37°11’25” N 6°54’30” W
3. August 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
525 years ago on this date (Aug 3, 1492), Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) set sail from Palos de Frontera (near Huelva) with three ships: the Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña. His goal was to tryWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonOeirasRibeira da Laje38°40’39” N 9°18’37” W
4. August 2017 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Santuário de Cristo Rei (Christ the King) welcomed us to Lisbon as our train rolled into the city. And we couldn't think of a better welcome than the one given to us by our AirBnB host. Pedro and hisWeiterlesen
