Our first night at the Parador de Cazorla gave us a taste of what to expect. It rained; heavily. The wind blew and the temperature dropped, threatening snow...
All in Spain
Our first night at the Parador de Cazorla gave us a taste of what to expect. It rained; heavily. The wind blew and the temperature dropped, threatening snow...
Boxing day doesn’t exist in Spain. Come the 26th December, life goes back to normal, more or less. We had planned a mini break away as soon as Christmas Day was over; a relaxing few days away in the stunning Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla...
Today, we bought a house...!
I am not quite sure where November went, but here we are rapidly facing down our second Christmas living in Spain...
Never one to let a common cold beat me (cough, cough), we have been out and about this weekend to enjoy the glorious autumn sunshine and make the most of our last full weekend here in Granada city before we move back to Casa Magdalena.
We are delighted to report that we have enjoyed another tapas tour with the delightful Gayle Mackie who founded and runs Granada Tapas Tours. We joined Gayle to revisit some more ‘traditional’ bars that she has not been back to for a year or so, so it was something of a joint adventure...
Granada is a beautiful city in so many ways. It's not just about the Alhambra, magnificent as that complex sprawl of buildings is. Granada is a city deserves to be explored, and as we have been based here this month we walked and explored in more depth and here are a few of our discoveries...
It has been a while since we posted an 'In Pictures' post so here is a quick catch up...
It has been a very busy September. We have, for most of the month, had a fairly full house with guests and as a result we have sort of found ourselves hurtling towards October. The 1st October is a momentous date as it marks our first anniversary of living here in Spain. It is with huge relief that we can say that it is just an anniversary, suggesting a continuance, rather than the end of something. However, changes are still afoot...
Andrew and I are feeling a little bit fragile today. Today is my birthday, and I am not normally one for a great big occasion, but somehow we have found ourselves in the middle of a weekend with a fair amount occasion-ing. Firstly a fantastic tapas tour of Granada
