First taste of Granada
Granada is over a 3 hour train journey from Seville, and we arrived well into the afternoon (missing lunch that we thought would be available for purchase on board – Continue Reading →
Month: June 2014
Last day in Seville
Our final day in Seville. Sad to be leaving, but excited about the next leg of the journey. For our morning sightseeing venture, we walked to the Plaza de Toros Continue Reading →
Seville – The Alcazar
The day of the Alcázar dawned. This is the big attraction for tourists to Seville, and with its centuries of history and diverse influences of culture, it is no wonder Continue Reading →
Seville, Spain – Arrival & the Cathedral
Seville is certainly one of the ‘must see towns’ of Spain. The history, the buildings, the streets, the food, the people and the jewel in the crown – the Alcàzar Continue Reading →
Cordoba, Spain
This morning we took the train from Madrid to Córdoba – only 1 hour 42 min. Pretty impressive for a 400 km trip. It was quite luxurious in first class Continue Reading →
Final day in Madrid – The Prado
Today we hit the Prado. As we had our Paseo del Arte we walked straight up the grand stairs of the north entrance and joined a small queue with only Continue Reading →
Toledo Day Trip
We had become so enamoured with Madrid that we were beginning to wonder if our decision to pre-purchase train tickets to Toledo for a day trip was a wrong move. Continue Reading →
Madrid – Reina Sofia & Thyssen
We have been lucky in our travels to have stayed in some very fine and luxurious hotels, but the Hotel Ritz Madrid has quickly soared to be up there with Continue Reading →
To Madrid
TRANSIT We landed in Madrid after 32 hours of travel door to door. The first leg was quite lovely flying premium economy with Virgin Australia – when preparing to bunker Continue Reading →