Following Ronda, I stopped in another one of the “White Villages”, Jimena de la Frontera. The train ride between Ronda and Jimena is breathtakingly beautiful. It’s worth doing just for the train ride alone! Unfortunately it’s not so easy to take good pictures from a moving a train, so here’s the best one: Jimena clings […]
Ronda
After Sevilla, I headed onwards to Ronda. By this point the rain had picked up and it was raining heavily and steadily across the entire Iberian peninsula. Ronda is one of the “White Towns of Andalucia” – a collection of mountain villages in and around the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park characterized by their whitewashed walls […]
Sevilla (Take Two)
Jumping back in time a bit, after Córdoba, I had intended to go to Ronda. However, Jeanne, one of the people I met in Córdoba, convinced me that it would be more fun to divert to Seville with some of our new mutual friends. (As she put it “It’s up to you, but you have […]
Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump
I’m currently in A Coruña. Since my last post, I’ve been in…
Beach Therapy
After all the traipsing about in the rain I did (see Soggy), I caught a fairly nasty cold. It hit me the day I landed in Gibraltar and was still in full swing by the time I arrived in Cádiz. Fortunately my arrival in Cádiz was well timed with the end of the rain (at last), […]
Córdoba
Note: This post is 99% pictures. You’re welcome. After my short beach break in Nerja, I turned inland to visit Córdoba. I tried ride sharing and stayed in a hostel dormitory, both for the first time. The hostel, Bed&Be, turned out to be fantastic, and I met some really amazing people there who persuaded me […]
Soggy
It’s been raining across the whole Iberian Peninsula since May 6. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been drenched. I’ve now purchased an umbrella and a poncho, which haven’t kept the rain at bay but have kept me from repeating the soaking I had walking to the bus station in Sevilla (and […]
Nerja
Nerja was my first stop after Granada. I decided to ease into things with a short stay at the beach and my first ever stay at a hostel. I booked a private room at EasyNerja Hostel, and ended up with a six bed dorm room to myself. Naturally, I tried all the beds to find […]
28 Days of Spanish Updates
Those of you who follow me on Facebook have had the (mis?)fortune of seeing my daily updates about what I learned (or did) each day during the Spanish course. Here’s the whole list in one place: Aprendo “vale” Aprendo “deberes” 😱 Aprendo las palabras para las frecuencias Aprendo localizaciones. (Y practico muchos verbos. 😰) Aprendo el futuro […]
On the Road Again
I left Granada on Monday and am doing a series of short stays over the next weeks. First stop was Nerja, where I spent a lovely day and a half enjoying the sun and sea. Also caves. Nerja has a lovely series of caves that have interesting geological formations and archeological significance. (There is some very […]