Palacio de Villapanes, Seville
It was a pleasantly warm summer afternoon when the friendly taxi driver delivered us to our much-anticipated hotel in historic Seville – the 18th century Palacio de Villapanés. The street Continue Reading →
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Palacio del Bailio, Cordoba
The Palacio del Bailio (one of the prestigious Hospes hotel group) is an intimate and luxurious hotel in the importantly historic city of Córdoba. It has a modern, plush core Continue Reading →
Hotel Ritz Madrid, Spain
I had played out the fantasy many times in my head – arriving at the Hotel Ritz Madrid, the doorman opening the limousine door with a flourish, whisking the luggage Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Last Day
Our last day in Barcelona arrived – all too quickly – and there were still many, many items on our ‘must see’ list unexplored! So we wasted no more of Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Museu Picasso & La Pedrera
Only one full day of exploration left in Barcelona. But due to yet another night of raucous laughter and excellent food and wine (the norm in this city), we slept Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Mount Montejuic and more…
Today’s ‘explore-Barcelona’ agenda took us to Montejuïc – the parkland area, home to galleries and stadiums, on the hill south of the city centre. While Gràcia may not be in Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Sagrada Familia & Casa Batllo
Tickets to Sagrada Familia were booked and prepaid well in advance on good advice but the day itself turned out extremely unhelpful with gusting downpours and thunder that closed the Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Exploring Barri Gotic
A late start to our Sunday meant it was nearly afternoon when we arrived at metro Liceu and began our exploration of Barri Gòtic. No sooner were we off the Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Tourist bus
Today was a very ‘touristy’ kind of day. Had a lovely sleep in (much appreciated after our late bed time), and dawdled over breakfast. The whole household took the metro Continue Reading →
Barcelona – Parc Guell & Gracia
Our morning adventure for the day was to visit Parc Güell (pronounced ‘gway’), part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudï.” This park was originally planned as Continue Reading →