Well, we have been on our way to Ghana for about 2 days. We stopped to fuel today in the Canary Islands which are a part of Spain - strange since they're off the coast of Africa! The island we anchored near was Las Palmas and it is the most north-west portion of the island chain. It is the 5th largest of the 7 main islands and has a population of about 86,000. Unfortunately, we could not get off the ship, but we at least had some beautiful land to look at, and ot...

Granada is a such a beautiful place - we wish we could spend more time here! When we arrived yesterday afternoon we had a few hours before dinner at the hotel. We decided to explore, so we walked down a little dirt road past the outer wall of the Alhambra. It was a very steep cobblestone walkway with beautiful views of the Alhambra. At the bottom of the mountain we came into the city center of Granada. At first we were in the old city area with small cobblestone ...

In Córdoba we had an outstanding tour guide named Maria who was a native of Córdoba. She was so energetic and was really good at not overloading us with superfluous information; sometimes it can get tricky hearing the facts through a thick dialect, but she was incredible. She told us that Córdoba has a population of about 320,000 people and their main source of income is the production of olive oil. Did you know that Spain produces 40% of the world's olive oi...

Today we spent the day in Sevilla. This city was founded by Julius Caesar and is entrenched with Moorish culture and architecture. First, we saw the Plaza de Espana which now serves as primarily government offices, but had some BEAUTIFUL tile work, which you will see in our pictures. Each Spanish province (there are 50) is represented by a beautiful mosaic. We only got to stay for 10 minutes but I think we got some great pictures. Next we visited the Real Alcaza...

Today we experienced something that I am sure we will never forget: we attended a bullfight in Villaluegna del Rosario, a small village about an hour and ½ outside of Cádiz with a population of 481. It was such a beautiful drive there through the Sierra Mountains. While we drove, our guide, "Sam," told us all about the bullfight and its history. He also warned us about what we were going to see. Geno really wanted to experience this unique bit of ...