We had no idea what to expect in Yegen, but we knew that we wanted to see the house where Gerald Brenan lived; the village that formed the basis of his account of life in Spain between 1920 and 1934, so almost 100 years ago.
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We had no idea what to expect in Yegen, but we knew that we wanted to see the house where Gerald Brenan lived; the village that formed the basis of his account of life in Spain between 1920 and 1934, so almost 100 years ago.
‘All good things must come to an end’. Well, that’s a ridiculous phrase if I ever we heard one; why must all good things come to an end?
Where to go for a New Years Day walk? It was a tough decision between the snowy mountains or the beach. We decided on the beach...and then the mountains...
Here we are in a brand new year, and we managed to see it in in the best possible way, which is partly why we had been so quiet for a day or two.
This was an unusual Christmas. For a start, this is the first year that I have not spent Christmas with my family - either with my parents or my children. It was just me and Andrew.
I LOVE Christmas. I always have and I don't think that the excitement has wained since I was a child. But what's Spanish Christmas going to be like?
Here is a quick reference look at our Córdoba highlights, snippets and visitor recommendations...
Here in deepest rural Spain, it is easy for Andrew and I to feel a sense of relief that we are, geographically, removed from some of the horrors that prevail as we approach the end of a pretty grim year. But, rural Spain is not without its own recent bloody history, and this has been brought home to us just recently.
Thursday morning was the time we had allocated to visit La Mezquita, the Cathedral and Mosque for which Córdoba is known. To our immense relief, the rain had also stopped, and the sun was trying to make an appearance...
A picture paints a thousand words they say, and sometimes we just don't have time to read a thousand words! So here is a visual round up...