Apartamentos San Pedro Cazorla

... the Sierra Nevada highlands about 20 km north of Malaga and started up a series of serpentine roads going higher into the hills. As we came up over a high hill, we could see hill after hill of olive trees. These hills and valleys were covered with olive trees as far as the eyes could see. Because of the heat, you could smell the thick heavy greasy odor of olives very strongly. As we reached Jaen, we veered off the Autoroute and ...

... back down to Granada, spend one night in a Hostel, and then catch an overnight train to Barcelona, where we plan to spent a good bit of time. By the way... sorry about the lack of photos lately... we've still been taking quite a few pictures, the problem is that... well the problem is that I don't feel like going through the whole process of transfering them, picking out the good ones, re-sizing and then uploading them. Maybe tomorrow :-)

... shucks).  We took a bus to Cazorla in the morning, then had to wait a long time for the mini bus that takes people out into the park itself.  The mini bus dropped us off a couple kilometers from our campsite, so we hiked in and set up camp. We were a little bored, and things got a little silly.  (Those are my knees.  Really Really, just my knees).  I think I ...

... to practice and we've even learned a couple of good idioms and a few dirty words, which is always handy. They manage to work a tiny lesson into almost every topic we discuss, without disrupting the flow of conversation. Since there is not a whole lot to "see and do" in Ubeda, we've also had some extra free time to lounge out on their gorgeous patio and improve our tans. We've also taken some day trips outside of Ubeda. More to come soon...

... a healthy three. He was very entertaining to watch. After walking for a while Moses and Ramon joined us for beers and tapas at an outdoor restaurant. We spent the rest of the evening there, sipping our beers and sampling all the different free tapas that came with each round of drinks. After four rounds we had sampled quite a bit, but Paco wanted us to try something called Morcilla. Neither he nor Mercedes could describe quite what it was, but ...

... Of course, I'm Mercedes." My jaw hit the ground. She invited us in for a tour of the house, which turned into an invitation for lunch (very yummy), which then turned into an invitation to rent a room and stay for as long as we liked. We immediately accepted, and plan to stay with them for 2 weeks. In our 3 hours chatting and having lunch with the family, we learned more spanish that we had during the entire first 4 weeks of our trip.

... It took us 6 hours (we took a 30 minute lunch break). Then on Sunday we did ziplining. Ziplining is basically a cable hooked onto 2 cliffs across from eachother with like a deep cavern underneath. You get hooked onto a harness and then you swing over to the other side. I have never really been afraid of heights but this honestly scared the **** out of me. We also went rapelling which is like going backwards off ...

June 21 - Granada I left Gibraltar this morning at about 10am as I needed to be in Algercerias by 12.10 for my train to Granada, but first I had to walk across the frontier to La Linea and catch a bus to Algecerias so I didn't want to leave it too long. The bus from La Linea was the most comfortable bus I have EVER had and one of the cheapest (E1.78). Leather reclining seats with adjustable headrests, a footrest and a tray with a cupholder - it's a pity the trip was only 30 mins long. I ...

... Santa Fe. I made the mistake of thinking this hot spring would be very much like the ones in japan where it was actually in a tub of some sort. Instead the hot spring water was flowing out of a pipe into a dug-out hole in the middle of the mountains. Actually this wasn´t a mistake, it actually was quite the ...

Wednesday June 1, 2005 We headed off early from Madrid and took a train to Granada. The trip took 6.5 hours and was one of the best yet. We felt as though we were in 1st class, what with the extra leg room, 2 movies, music the entire ride (with the free headphones they give out) and all the A/C you could take. The trip took us through La Mancha area (Don Quixote and Sancho Panza) with great views all the way. We thought ...