On Saturday we took the train from Cordoba and travelled 45 minutes south to Seville and settled into another Air BnB just a 10 minute walk from the main train station but alas 40 minutes walk from the main city sites. Our first adventure into the city began early on Sunday morning visiting the artContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain- Seville”
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The Courtyards Festival of Cordoba
We had never heard of this festival before travelling to Cordoba. It takes place every year during the first two weeks of May and before I start getting really excited, about the preparations we saw whilst there, I have to share how historically fascinating it was to learn about how it all began. On DayContinue reading “The Courtyards Festival of Cordoba”
Who is Behind The Blog?
I’m sitting in a hotel room at Heathrow airport, with the alarm set for 4 a.m. so we have enough time to shower and grab a free breakfast before heading to the terminal and the start of a new adventure! I seriously cannot wait. The run up to this point I often find a bitContinue reading “Who is Behind The Blog?”
Religious Unity in Cordoba
As part of our first day in Cordoba we visited the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba and I seriously cannot even begin to describe its beauty. A beauty that is not only defined by it’s architecture but also by the unity of religion created within.In a world where so many countries have experienced or are experiencing religiousContinue reading “Religious Unity in Cordoba”
Touring Western Europe -Spain -Cordoba
Wow! What an amazing place!We arrived yesterday afternoon and settled into our hotel for three nights. Sequestered in the old part of town with cobbled streets, beautiful but varied architecture and an atmosphere of conviviality and somehow tranquility . Our day began with a 15 minute walk from our hotel through newer parts of theContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain -Cordoba”
Touring Western Europe -Spain- El Retiro -The Best Park In The World!
“The Best Park in the World”As we reached our last day in Madrid and another train journey loomed, we left our Air BnB for our final afternoon under sunny skies and excitedly set off for El Retiro. We had discovered this oasis of activity and tranquillity on our last visit to Madrid and were eagerContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain- El Retiro -The Best Park In The World!”
Touring Western Europe -Spain-The Palace of El Escorial
Armed with the Renfe Cercanios Madrid network map I made another attempt at ascertaining what times these trains run and managed to find a Renfe page on line which appeared to be helpful. According to this there was a train from Sol Metro station to El Escorial at 39 minutes past the hour. The sunContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain-The Palace of El Escorial”
Touring Western Europe -Spain- Aranjuez
The Renfe Cercanios Madrid Network:When we were waiting for our return train yesterday in Avila we discovered there is another train service separate to the Metro and also not part of the Renfe intercity fast train network -the Renfe Cercanios Madrid network. It’s a bit like the London Underground in that it serves outlying regionsContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain- Aranjuez”
Visit Avila: Discover Spain’s UNESCO Heritage City
We set out early on Friday morning to catch the metro just down the hill at Lavapies or Lava Pies as I tend to refer to it!With a quick change at Plaza de Espana we soon arrived at Principe Pio to board our train going 70 miles, more or less, due west of Madrid toContinue reading “Visit Avila: Discover Spain’s UNESCO Heritage City”
Opinion and Sexual Prejudice
When I first worked in London and the South East back in the late 80’s, HIV was just taking a hold. I lived through that era when heterosexuals were starting to question their lifestyle. I remember sitting at the bar one night, after work, having that discussion about how many people have you slept with,Continue reading “Opinion and Sexual Prejudice”
A Midlife Adventure 