Sunday 3 April 14 - 20C Cloudy, rain This morning was very misty which didn't lift until around 10.15 and the sun started to shine around midday.The landscape changed to cork trees, Seville orange trees, pigs and bulls.There are only 3 countries in the world that grow cork trees.Once the bark is stripped for the cork it takes 9 years for it to regenerate.They breed special pigs around this area for eating.The pigs have black hoofs and are smoked as part of...

Saturday 2 April 25C Cloudy Dinner last night was pretty ordinary....seafood paella (l had asparagus with lettuce and carrot), salad, chips, chicken cordon blue then custard for dessert. We were finished before 9.30 and in bed by 10.30. Up before 7 this morning and on our way to Segovia by 8.30. We enjoyed some scenery as we travelled to the edge of the Sierra de Guadarrama, a green oasis in the Castilian desert. There were lots of wind turbines and winer...

Friday 1 April Sunny 32C Ooolah! After a big night last night we were woken around 7am. After breaky we drove further into the Basque country to a seaside resort called San Sebastion (Donostia in Basque) which is on the southern coast of the Bay of Biscay. It has a french influence as it's so close to the french border. We had a 90 minute stop here where mum and l walked to the beach area then we went into the square and bought some pastries, a fresh brea...

Thursday 31 Marzio 20C Sunny Oolah! Up at 6 for an 8am start. Last nights dinner was really nice. To start with we had vischyssoise (not sure of the spelling), then while most of the others had cod, l had chicken and to finish there was a chocolate cake. I was quite full afterwards. Today is supposed to be 20 and sunny....perfect. We are driving northwest to Saragossa this morning. I didn't see much of the scenery on the way to Saragossa as l was slee...

Wednesday 30th March 17C sunny, cloudy and some showers Oolah!! (thats Spanish for "hello") The alarm went off at 7 this morning.....it's still quite dark and we wondered if we'd set the clock wrong but unfortunately it was the right time. After breaky we headed off on a sightseeing trip to Montjuic see the Olympic Stadium (just a stadium) and also some great panoramic views of the port and city. The port is the 5th busiest port in the world for ...