Gran Lar Seville

... guide had food for them so he would lure one over with food and get it to sit on our shoulders! We saw whole families of monkeys, from really old ones to babies; it was a lot of fun! <br><br>From there we left Gibraltar and drove another couple hours to Sevilla. We got in late that night, ate dinner, and headed to bed to get ready for an early day. The next day we went to the Alcaza (castle), the old Jewish quarter, and la Giralda. The Alcaza was really beautiful ...

... pool and soaked out very tired legs in the FREEZING water. We then got ready and went to dinner with the program (the only meal they actually covered all trip, except for the breakfast buffets). As people were scrambling for tables, Liz and I tried to sit with a different group of people than the girls we usually hang out with so we can make more friends, but this plan backfired and we were left with nowhere to sit. Well, not nowhere.... Nuria and Eva, the director and program ...

To all those who know me somewhat well, you will recall that I am scared of heights, a bit, well more than that a bit actually, more like complete meltdowns have happened a anything above 2 meters! Really!<br><br>But that wasn't on my mind as we headed north of Malaga towards Antequera an then beyond to see the stone forest of El Torcal<br><br>Antequera is a typical Spanish village, inland, and a complete contrast to the touristy towns of Costa del Sol ...

Stayed here to break the trip from Malaga to Seville. Gorgeous little town, with obligatory plaza de mayor filled with the locals parading up and down late into the night. And very good ice cream from Dani´s Pizza´s next door neighbour. Leche &amp; Cinnamon ice cream was a hit with Roma.

... Lying Planet) and the lake district, and took the bus into Malaga. Really like the historic centre of Malaga, when you finally get to it. Both Antiquera and Malaga have very fine alcazabas - huge islamic forts on fine hilltop positions. I had no idea there were so many. Not as impressive as Granada, but free/ 2euros, not crowded. and no need to book in advance.<br>

... in Spanish. Now I am not an arrogant person but you would think, if a guy could speak Spanish he would. And if he cant speak the language then that means he probably doesn't understand it either!!!!! She gave me a map and told me where to go. Her instructions weren't even close to the ones that I had but I decided to follow hers anyways, BIG MISTAKE. I turned where I shouldn't have turned, I crossed streets that I didn't recognize the names of. I was headed the opposite ...

... Irish Pub, the third a really cool bar with cheap drinks - 1euro shots, beer and sangria... the forth was a flamenco bar full of locals, and the last an upmarket club with a great looking rooftop terrace with huge lounges and huts to sit in. Luckily as in Tarifa, Seville is also currently full of Europeans rather than Aussies, and out of the 20+ crowd that we had, there were only 4 of us. Which meant that we got to meet some great people from all over the world. I did get ...

... walking across no-crosswalk parts of the street. All the same, it was neat to come across such a thing. As a bonus, on the way to the statue I came across a "Hindu restaurant", which apparently means Indian Restaurant. My wife and I ate there and it was really good, far better than the **** we had back in Madrid. PS: There are three Starbucks on the same road all within 1km of the main cathedral. Don't let Lewis Black into the city.

... We had a great visite and superb time together. It was worth getting up in the middle of the night to go there by bus,. We isited the moscita which now is the catholic Cathedranl, had a great rerstaurant lunch, went to the mercadillo to a teahouse, called Teteria, and saw a lot of more sights in the city, especially in the old ...

... but would leave on Wednesday, a day early, and would like a refund for the unused day. The owner was reluctant to give a refund, suggesting that since it was "the country" (there were many olive groves) we should have been prepared for animal noises. While she was still expounding on this notion I noticed a posting saying that the villa we were renting for &euro;1000 for 5 nights ...