Still in Barcelona and having a great time! On Saturday Mik and I headed out to Figueres, north of Barcelona, to meet her Catalan friend Jordi who we had been with the other night. We went to the Dali museum there, which was suitably eccentric, but great! It was then on to Jordi's sisters place in Girona, where after a great lunch we explored around the beautiful old town there. It was then through to their small home village to have a great dinner and go out for...

It's been an action packed few days in Barcelona. Rachel and I arrived on Monday night and have been staying at Mikaela's apartment as she finishes up her last bit of uni here. We are staying in the Gracia area which has many food shops and cafes. On Tuesday we did a heap of walking around the city, taking in a lot of shops and sites. We visited an exhibition of cartoonist, Mariscat, that was taking place in Gaudi's La Pedrara, it was a really fun exhibition and...

We arrived on Friday afternoon in Granada, lucky to get accommodation and tickets to the Alhambra. It was the night before a long holiday weekend meaning the place was packed! So we headed up to the Alhambra soon after arriving to visit the Nazarie Palace, which is lit up at night. It is amazing! Such intricate and beautiful design. Over the next few days we explored around Granada, taking in the romantic old section of the Albaicin and the gypsy area of the Sac...

It's just Rachel and me now and we've been having a great time in Seville, which has lovely quaint old buildings and alleyways. The weather has been mainly good and a nice temperature for walking around. Yesterday we found our way through the old neighborhood our hostel is situated to the Cathedral of Seville, an absolutely massive gothic structure! Very impressive inside. We climbed the Giralda tower, the old minaret from the 12th century mosque with a gothic t...

After lots of traveling everyone met up safe and sound in Madrid on Tuesday night. Arriving in the morning I had the chance to explore Madrid before my parents, Helen and John, sister, Rachel and girlfriend, Mikaela arrived later. I did a walking circuit around the city checking out the very grand monuments and buildings. Onwards to Morocco tomorrow!