A warm, almost hot day in this beautifully located city in South Tirol. Pleasantly not as crowded as Munich or Barcelona it has all the makings of a couple of stress free days. Certainly not as crowded as it was when we were here last in the winter of 1985 on a skiing holiday. With enough time to squeeze in a couple of hours before dark, we did the sights and the old town, at least all those we wanted to see. Day 2 and the sun was out and as you would have s...

Just a short stay in Barcelona this time, long enough to go back to Sagrada Familia for another look. As awe inspiring that it is, a lot of the atmosphere inside was lost due to the antics of the self absorbed selfie takers and amateur photo shoots that occupied every available space. I had thought that rather than pound the pavements all afternoon, it would be nice to wander through a park and enjoy a bit of nature. NOTE: For those of you who may remember an ...

Arriving in Zaragoza by train just after midday, it was simple enough to find the bus that would take us within a couple of hundred meters or so from our accommodation. No sooner had we arrived at the bus station than the big red bus appeared, an electric articulated number that only had two speeds, breakneck and stop. But after a coffee and a snack, that was soon forgotten and we were once again in another apartment, this one overlooking the Plaza de Neustra Sen...

So it was adios Cadiz, and hola Seville. As we left the the wind prone Atlantic coast and headed north to Seville, the wind and solar farms gave way to hills covered in sunflowers and golden wheat and of course olives. We came to Seville in 2016 so we felt quite comfortable finding our way around to all the “must see again places” on Jeans list. Even the purveyors of rosemary, mint, sunglasses and bangles ignored us, so we felt quite like locals as we stroll...

Here we are in Cadiz, just in time for the afternoon rain, which, so we are told, the whole of Andalusia was been waiting months for. I’m so happy to have been able to assist. Founded by the Tyrians, then occupied by the Phoenicians, Romans, Berbers, Byzantines, Visigoths, Berbers for a second time, and finally the Castilians from the North of Spain, the “old city” in which we are staying is an eclectic mix of narrow streets, some with cars and others not...