Posts in Tag: Spain
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Gibraltar Part 2 – Caves, Tunnels and a Flogging
In my previous post I described the first half of the day Alison and I spent exploring the Rock of Gibraltar. The cable car ride, the view from the top of the rock, the encounters with the endlessly entertaining monkeys and the dubious decision to descend the Mediterranean Steps are all part of that post. When […]
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Rock of Gibraltar – Fantastic Views & Barbary Apes
I’ve been very remiss in writing about the day Alison and I spent exploring the Rock of Gibraltar. We did it on a reasonably warm day in November, 2015 and it turned out to be one of the most interesting days we’ve ever spent exploring together. Combine the excitement of the cable car ride to […]
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City of Gibraltar – Here’s Why It’s A Surprise Tourist Destination
In my previous post I explained why Alison and I, pretty well on a whim, decided to visit the British colony of Gibraltar after spending a few days in Nerja. We are staying at the wonderful Rock Hotel, just above the cable car station to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar and tomorrow we will […]
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Gibraltar – Totally Different than Expected
The last four posts on our spur of the moment trip to the Spanish province of Andalusia have focused on the area around the small and very nice town of Nerja on the eastern end of the Costa del Sol. Now it’s time to move on, but to where? I’m poring over the map of southern […]
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Frigiliana – Visiting Andalusia’s Pueblos Blancos
We’ve spent the past few days in the town of Nerja on the Costa del Sol and are now headed into the Andalusian mountains to visit one of the pueblos blancos or ‘white towns’ that the region is famous for. Frigiliana is not far from Nerja and is reckoned to be one the prettiest of […]
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Caves of Nerja – Simply Phantasmagorical
Before coming to Spain on this trip to Andalusia I had never heard of the caves of Nerja. I certainly knew that Spain was quite famous for the Altamira caves with their Paleolithic cave art drawings, but they were far up north, just back of the Bay of Biscay. We were in the resort town of Nerja on […]
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Nerja – Best Town on the Costa del Sol?
We’ve just spent four days exploring the amazing city of Granada, Spain and are now headed to our next destination – the town of Nerja on the Costa del Sol. Please read the six posts on this website to get a better understanding of why Granada should be on everyone’s bucket list, especially the one […]
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Alhambra in Granada- Visiting the Nasrid Palaces
We’ve been in Granada, Spain for two full days now and we’ve yet to visit the Alhambra Spain. We’ve looked at it at night from above sitting on the third floor patio of our apartment in the Albaicin. And we’ve looked at it from below, walking up the Carrera del Darro. This morning we are […]
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Alhambra Palace – Tips for Enjoying Your Visit
In my last post Alison and I finished up our walk around Granada and I promised that the next one would take us to the Alhambra Palace. I’m going to renege a bit on that promise by first putting up this post on how to prepare for and get the most out of a visit to […]