We all slept well after the lengthy travels of the previous day. We decided to head up to Parc Guell which contained buildings and mosaics designed by Gaudi. The metro ride to Lesseps was quick and the stroll ok until we hit the hill. The park is on a significant rise which means walking up a lot. There appeared to be no alternative until we were coming down and discovered escalators from the other direction. Too late! Being Sunday, it was very busy, even though ...

We had an early start to the airport. Concerns about the weight of our luggage were allayed when we came in right on the money. I'm glad they didn't weigh our hand luggage! Mind you we had a lot less hand luggage than many passengers. Travelling by budget airline was an interesting experience, mostly from the behaviour of the passengers. We all sat patiently in the lounge and a ground crew member walked through to the outside. Suddenly without any announcement a...

When we decided months ago on dates for Granada we tried to book tickets online to the Alhambra and Generalife. Individual tickets were sold out so we booked a tour instead. We are glad we did for our tour guide Anton was very knowledgeable about the history of the site, but more importantly wove the history and culture of Spain into his description. He obviously has deep respect for the heritage and tradition left by Spain's Muslim, Catholic and Jewish forebears...

Looking at our luggage we quickly realized that we were becoming a travelling laundry so we looked up Señor Google and headed off in search of a Lavanderia apparently conveniently located on the other side of the Genil Canal. Be wary of Google children, he's not always accurate. There was no laundry in evidence in that precinct. So we headed to the second advised place, which is a tintorerrias (dry cleaners). A helpful assistant with very limited English marked ...

Temperature still hovered in the mid 30s today. We checked out of the hotel and left luggage before heading off towards Banos Arabes. This wasn't an historic site - it's a commercial venture. Looked nice. Breakfast at the usual bodega and then headed to the Jardines Murillo. These ran along the outside of the Alcazar towards the river. A very pleasant walk under shady trees. We crossed the river on the Puente de San Telmo and had tea at a cafe on the river. Th...