This morning we got up and headed to the Palace of Madrid. On our way we stopped at a little cafe and had churros con chocolate. It was much better than the one we had the other night. The Palace was breath taking. It was very grand and the detail in each room was amazing. Pammie wanted to explore more, not just the tourist sections. If there wasn’t so much security, I’m sure she would have tried to sneak behind a curtain. She really wanted to get to ...

So today we got up and drove to Córdoba. We saw the Mezquita. It is a huge old mosque that has a catholic cathedral built in the middle of it. It was very cool to see. We then went to the train station. We returned the car and had a long lingering lunch before hopping the high speed train to Madrid. Upon arrival we checked into our Airbnb. And went to plaza mayor where we had bocadillo calamares (squid sandwiches) and churros en chocolate. Given that both ar...

This morning we went to the Alhambra it was as good as I expected. The palaces were beautiful and looked good. The tile work and views in the moorish palace were just beyond. We were in the room where queen Isabella was convinced by Christopher Columbus to fund his exploration which found North America. We also saw the room in which Washington Irving lived and wrote tales of the Alhambra. I liked imagining the palace in all its past glory and ruin. Noon or a li...

So I missed blogging yesterday. I was not feeling well and during our travel time I was driving. I’m quite congested but I did start taking European no name reactine. We parked a short distance from the border and walked across. Easiest border crossing ever. They literally just want you to hold your passport open to the picture page as you walked by. We walked through town and took the cable car to the top. And walked all the way down seeing sights as we came...

We have picked up our flashy little bright red Yaris and are travelling from Seville to La Línea de la conception. This morning we toured the real Alcázar. It is the royal palace in Seville. There are quite a few similarities to the palaces in Morocco. We waited in line for 1/2 hour but it was well worth the wait. Then we went to the cathedral which had a much shorter line. We saw Christopher Columbus and walked to the top of the bell tower which used ...