La Posada de Colomera
Travel Blogs from Colomera
Collado de los Apretadores
... than before and there are too many small stones invading my sandals now! So it's back to the car, taking a rather stony short cut back to Pinarillo and then along the track again. There's still plenty to be enjoyed along the way, including the sight of some deep red autumn berries and also an ibex and her kid crossing a nearby track.
But there's one pleasure in life that can't be enjoyed today - taking your boots off at the end of the walk!
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Fiestas and vultures
... sunken hut. A walk in the other direction from the village took us to an old Roman bridge. The weather was good enough to enjoy a picnic on the beach, plenty warm enough for Laura to have an ice cream but not quite hot enough to tempt me into the water!
We had a great time but we missed not having Alex's mum with us who unfortunately had problems getting her flight from Stansted - the plane took off early due to ...
My First Week In Granda
... are obviously open, but if you need to run an errand you are out of luck. Everyone goes home and rests. Places stay open till 8:30 and later though. It’s taking some getting used to, but the siestas help with the jet lag.
Now for some funny stories!!
1. One of the boys in the program lives in a huge apartment. It is 3 floors!! They have all the Spanish cable stations, Internet; live in a nice part of town, etc. The mom is divorced, but I know ...
Reich und Schön im Mittelalter: Granada II
... Alhambra. An diesem Platz tummeln sich natürlich auch viele Touristen, aber auch die Spanier geniessen hier die kühlenden Winde und an jeder Ecke sitzen ein paar Gitarristen, die (ohne Geldhüte aufgelegt zu haben) Flamenco spielen und vor allem auch singen. Es ist ja ein weit verbreiteter Irrtum, dass der Flamenco lediglich ein Tanz ist - genauso wird Flamenco einfach auch nur gesungen und auf der Gitarre begleitet.
Für mich war es eigentlich das erste mal, ...
Finding our Way in Granada
... I did a Google search for more info. and found that Spain has more than 300 million olive trees (the most of any country in the world) and 80% of those are in Andalusia!
Most of the drive was by highway, and Mark did a great job fitting in with the pace and style of the Spanish drivers. A few bad directions from the navigator caused only a few hitches finding the way to our hotel, and were checked in within 2 ...