Trying to set a trip photo
January 16, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Arrived
February 3, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
The journey yesterday was unenventful, we even arrived a bit early, and didn't even lose any of the bags. The apartment is really nice, well-appointed and comfy. The weather is chilly but the sun isRead more
Flamenco
February 4, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Last night we went out to the tapas bar that has real local flamenco that we went to many times before. It is now so well-known that they are putting on a show every night, and also in the afternoonsRead more
Day 4 and 5
February 6, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Yesterday we just wandered around revisiting some places, and discovering new tapas bars. Today we spend most of the time on the roof catching some sun. It was lovely when the sun was out, butRead more
Jerez museum
February 7, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The museum in Jerez is quite small, just two floors of an old mansion, but is really well put together. It covers everything from Stone Age pottery from the surrounding, Roman, Punic , and visogothicRead more
More museum
February 7, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Mûseum pics
Churros and chocolata
February 8, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Churros and chocolata for breakfast again in the market square. It's extruded dough plunged into deep hot oil and eaten in a cup of hot chocolate.
Janet is coming in tomorrow morning for the weekendRead more
Weekend with Janet
February 10, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Janet arrived yesterday morning for the weekend and we took the train to meet her at the airport. I'd forgotten what a pretty station it is in Jerez. The weather was dull and grey and miserable but weRead more
Flamenco night with Janet
February 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Last night we went back to flamenco bar with Janet, and today a walk around the moorish castle.
Lovely sunny day
February 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
More pics around the castle
Xerex deportivo f c
February 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Back to see my Xerex football team. Once again they are top of the league, having had a disappointing season last year ( they only came sixth!) they won 2-1, so with Barnet also winning with a goal inRead more
San miguel church (and sherry!)
February 15, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yesterday we went to see the church of San Miguel. It is the biggest church in Jerez after the cathedral and parts date back to the fifteenth century. The walls and pillars are completely covered byRead more
Half way through
February 16, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I can't believe that we have been here two weeks already so we are half way through! We just have one week left in Jerez, then we go to Chipiona for a week on the coast with Andy, Natalie, Finlay andRead more
Carnival
February 17, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It's carnival weekend in jerez. Yesterday afternoon there was a kids band playing in the square and all the kids had a day off school. Each class was dressed in fancy dress - one was all chickens (Read more
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February 18, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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Carnival
February 18, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Carnival yesterday, so everyone ( except us!) was out in fancy dress. We followed the procession through the city, and there were bands playing in the squares, all the bars were full and doing aRead more
Cathedral
February 19, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Yesterday I went to revisit the cathedral. Built in the 1760s, it was a time when a lot of wealth flowed into Jerez. It is heavily decorated and quite bulky, and the ceilings are especially carved allRead more
More sherry
February 20, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Yesterday afternoon we went to a sherry tasting at one of the big bodegas, Lustau. When the financial crash hit Jerez, lots of the big name bodegas, such as Domecq, went bust but of course they stillRead more
Leaving Jerez
February 21, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Tomorrow morning we leave Jerez to go to Chipiona. Really?? We've been here three weeks already? How can that be?? Well - just have to come back again next year.
We'll get a train to the airportRead more
Night view of Jerez
February 21, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
From the roof
Arrival chipiona
February 22, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Well all the arrangements worked well. We got the train to Jerez airport and got the hire car, drove back into to Jerez to get all our bags and drove to chipiona. The apartment is right overlooking aRead more
More pics
February 22, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
The Armstrongs arrive
February 23, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Mostly everything was ok at the airport. The flight arrived early, but their hire car wasn't ready so that held us up a bit. They settled into the apartment and checked the terrace and the beach.Read more
Relaxing saturday
February 24, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Quiet walk along the beach front and a long lunch, and a quiet afternoon in the apartment and on the roof.













































































































