Spain continues to blow us away!!! After a very fast train trip from Cordoba to Seville we set about exploring this lovely city. Our first stop was the Holy Church Seville Cathedral - the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world and the third largest church in the world. It is simply breathtaking. Massive pillars (about 2.5 metres in diameter) are throughout the building. The ornate use of gold, silver and marble is awesome. There are many nooks and crannies around...

We spent a great evening with the Flamenco dancers at a very old school of dancing. I was exhausted at the end of the night. The dancers were soooo energetic. A great experience.

We came across this as we walked back to our hotel after the Flamenco dancing. Seems very much out ifvpjace in such an old part of the city. Impressive just the same. Wikipedia says "Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer and completed in April 2011.[1] It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres (490 by 230 ft) and an approximate height of 26...

A huge day today. Caught an 8.30am bus from Cordoba to Granada. We hadn't pre booked our visit to Alhambra - a bad move. We were able to buy a walking tour/Alhambra package at the bus station - a good move as it turned out. The bus station was miles out of town but we managed to find the local bus that took us close to where the walking tour started. Our tour guide, a Brazilian fellow called Fabio, was great. He popped us in to a very small, very crammed bus and ...

This is a pic of the outside of the Palace of Charles V. Alhambra was sensational. It's officially called the 'Monumental Complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife' and is about 142,000 square metres overall. We spent hours wandering around the Alcazaba - fort section of the monument, the Generalife - a palace/recreation area constructed for the Kings of Grenada so they could escape from official routine from time to time. The gardens particularly were stunning...