Seville

Sorry folks - no photos.  The computers at the hotel are ancient, but at least the keyboard is more similar to the Australian ones, compared to the French ones!

I forgot to tell you about Cordoba.  It was the first night of the tour.  We had an extra guide, Antonio who took us walking through the old Jewish quarter, then to the cathedral inside the old mosque - amazing!

Interesting city and according to the Tour guides, everybody who was ever anybody of course comes from Seville!!  It´s about 20 degrees when we head out about 8.30 am and by 1.00 pm it´s 30 degrees, till about 7.00 pm.  It doesn´t get dark till about 9.00 pm.  Went to a Flamenco Classico show last night.  This means that the dancers have been training for more than 10 years and are very precise.  When we get to Granada, we are going to a Gypsy Flamenco show, which will be much more informal and unchoreographed.  Had an extra guide today, Marea, who took us to Macarena.  That´s Our Lady of Hope, not the dance!  They still do the big street procession for Easter and we saw the huge statue etc that a specific brotherhood carries through the streets, along all the bike paths, in Holy Week.  She also took us to an old Arabic palace that is now a catholic residence.  Prince Charles stayed here last week and the whole thing was closed.  I´m glad I´m here this week!   So lovely interiors and lovely gardens.  It´s a shame about the photos!

Dominique & Lucas, I found out about the hire bicycles in Spanish cities - you have to be a resident to use them and it cost 30 euros per year.  You just pick them up and drop them off as required.

Tomorrow Malaga on the Costa del Sol, south east coast.

Love  G