Is she looking for Santa? How about to see what presents there are? Maybe she is looking forward to Rome, which we will start writing about tomorrow. Or it could…
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Given how much attention Barcelona gives to the works of Antoni Gaudí (I wrote about his works in the last blog), it is a fair question to ask if the…
On Thursday I wrote all about Antoni Gaudi’s architectural works that are mostly in the newer parts of Barcelona in the Eixample and Casa Vicens areas and tomorrow I will…
Yesterday I explained how the different building of Antoni Gaudi are such a tourist attraction in Barcelona, Spain. I saved a picture of one of my favorite building, Casa Batllo,…
If you ever visit Barcelona there is one name you will hear above all others, Antoni Gaudi. This architect lived at the turn of the 20th century (1852-1926) and was…
I love it when I can use a photo of the day for symbolism. Today is the last day of the blogs from southern Spain. Tomorrow we will move into…
Here we are drawing a close to another part of our adventure. We want to say goodbye to southern Spain in a proper way before we head to Portugal, so…
Today’s photo of the day is a monument in La Rabida at the Monastery of Santa María. This is where Christopher Columbus spent two years getting ready for his voyage to…
Last time I explained how much there is to see in Seville and how we headed to Portugal the next day. Well if you know me at all you know…
Today’s photo of the day is from the Plaza de España in Seville, Spain. It was originally built as the Spanish pavilion for the 1929 World’s Fair and is now a…
Yesterday I wrote about everything we saw during our day in Seville and one of our favorite spots was the palace/fortress. Today’s photo of the day is from inside the…
After spending over a week in southern Spain we stopped in Seville on the way to Portugal. I told Melek that the city was host to some World Heritage Sites…
Over in Seville, Spain every piece of information about the Americas, from Columbus setting sail until each countries independance, is stored in a single place. It is the Archivo General…
You bet there is and if you know me at all then you know I went out and tried to see it all. There are several different neighborhoods in Granada,…
Today’s photo of the day is of the momument celebrating Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. Before he could set off he had to secure the backing of the king…
The origins for Alhambra started in 889 when the Arabs controlling southern Spain built a small fort on top of a Roman ruins. This fort fell into disrepair because the…
Tomorrow I will tell you all about Alhambra, which is a World Heritage Site in Granada, Spain. It has a facinating history, but even more impressive are all the courtyards…
Today’s photo of the day is my favorite pool and garden within this amazing World Heritage Site. Yesterday Melek wrote how she had dreamed of visiting Granada and on Sunday…
I think it was 5 years ago that I had a dream about Granada. Since then I wanted to come and see it! During our tour of southern Spain, the…
Today’s photo of the day is from the garden of Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos in Cordoba. This was a royal palace for the Spanish crown. I wrote about this…
In the last blog Melek and I talked about the mosque with a cathedral built inside it. Well today I want to highlight the other things we saw in Cordoba….
Today’s photo of the day is from just outside the walls protecting the ancient city of Cordoba. Yesterday we told you all about the Mezquita in Cordoba and tomorrow I will…
In Spain, I was mostly excited about seeing Granada & Barcelona (which I have seen before but as it was so much fun I wanted to be back to Barcelona)….
Today’s photo of the day is my favorite picture of the interior of the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain. This World Heritage Site started off as a mosque, but ended up having…
We arrived in Antequera just in time to see all the traditional clothes the locals wear to celebrate a national holiday. This picture of three traditional riders seems to be a…
Antequera was our hub in southern Spain, instead of moving to a new hotel each night as we visited the cities and sites of southern Spain, I chose to have…
Today’s photo of the day is from the bell tower in Antequera in the middle of southern Spain. This Moorish Castle was built around 900 years ago. As cool as…
When I was in Barcelona 5 years ago, my friends and I stayed on La Rambla (the most popular street in Barcelona with many restaurants and bars) and on our…
Well today’s photo of the day should let you know it is time to begin exploring southern Spain, which we did yesterday with a post on Malaga. This photo is…
Today we left Algeciras (where Gibraltar is located) and started driving towards Antequera, which we planned to use as a base to our day trips in southern Spain. Before we…