Tapas, Flamenco and Carmen: Seville Day 1 (27 Aug 2013)

Before leaving Granada, we wanted to check out the sculpture of Queen Isabella with Christopher Columbus. It apparently commemorates not the approval given to Colombus to explore the New World, but his support of the edict to expel the Jews (in 1492). Oh dear! Whatever, the statue is an important part of Spanish history and … Read more

Getting to know them: Granada Day 1 (25 Aug 2013)

We met our tour group on the evening before we set off for Granada and were relieved – not that we really expected anything different – to find ourselves with a congenial group comprising four couples from Australia (including one, similarly aged to us, from Canberra), and four single women (two Australian, one Kiwi and … Read more