Princeton, Monday, March 10, 2025 We’re off tonight, winging it to Madrid for a couple of weeks in Spain. Most of our time will be spent in Andalusia, the province in the south that includes the cities of Cordoba, Seville, and Granada. We’ll be traveling with our friends Paul and Sue N., who survived aContinue reading “Looking for an Andalusian Dog”
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The Rain in Spain…
Madrid and Cordoba, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 The wait at passport control in Madrid was just silly: something like an hour and a quarter standing in line foll0wed by the most cursory passport check imaginable. Things went pretty well after that: a shuttle bus brought us from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4, where trains leaveContinue reading “The Rain in Spain…”
Into the Forest of Arches
Cordoba, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 I was wide awake early, at 6 AM, feeling refreshed after a good first night’s sleep. I went down at 6:30 in search of coffee, and, rather than send me to a cafe the lovely staff at the hotel brought me a cappuccino to drink in the lounge. I wentContinue reading “Into the Forest of Arches”
Getting real in the Alcazar Real
Seville, Thursday, March 13, 2025 We were a bit sad to leave the Casas de la Juderia, with its gorgeous patios and gardens. But Seville called and we were soon on a fast medium-distance train bound for the province’S capital. Which whisked us there in less than forty minutes. And of course it was rainingContinue reading “Getting real in the Alcazar Real”
Gothic strives for the record books
Sevilla, Friday, March 14, 2025 We got a late start, awakened at 5 AM by yelling in the street and then falling back to sleep. After another great breakfast buffet, we set out to meet Paul and Sue at Sevilla’s cathedral. We stopped on the way, though, to have a look at another church, ElContinue reading “Gothic strives for the record books”
Down to the River
Sevilla, Saturday, March 15, 2025 Parental alert! Nudity below. We started the day by a further exploration of the neighborhoods to the north. Sue and I made our way to the Basilica de la Macarena, which houses a much revered statue of the Virgin. The statue was originally housed in the church of San Gill,Continue reading “Down to the River”
Watch this space!
Sevilla, Sunday, March 16, 2025 Watch for a guest post from the well-known traveler Susan J. as she guides our friends through the Convent of Santa Paula and then to the trendy neighborhood of Triana. Your normal correspondent was unfortunately confined to quarters.
The Alhambra…or most of it anyway
Granada, Monday, March 17, 2025 Our trip wasn’t exactly spur of the moment, but it turns out that a long-planned odyssey to Andalusia pays dividends…which we didn’t get. Not only were we unable to book any of the magnificent state-run lodgings, the Paradors, but we were unable to obtain tickets to the most important partContinue reading “The Alhambra…or most of it anyway”
Alhambra Redux
Granada, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Sue N. had found a tour company that offered tours of the Alhambra, including the Palacios Nazaries; she had booked a tour for us yesterday, but got only a “Pending” message, so we had no idea whether we’d be able to return or not. We awoke today, though, to findContinue reading “Alhambra Redux”
Vente a Madrid, muchacha!
Granada and Madrid, Thursday, March 20, 2025 The title is a paraphrase of a well-known poem by Garcia Lorca, “Arbolé, Arbolé,” in which a young girls is told to go, successively, to Cordoba, Sevilla, and Granada. We’re doing the reverse. So Adios, Andalucia! I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of the bestContinue reading “Vente a Madrid, muchacha!”