Category Archives: Spain

Granada – Final Impressions and Suggestions – and maybe Cordoba

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

I somehow feel that Granada escaped me. I think there are two reasons: the fact that I was still recovering from a bad bout of flu and the unexpectedly cold weather. It seems to me that Spain is an outdoor … Continue reading →

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My Spanish Past

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

The first time I went to Granada was in the spring of 1976 when I was young and naive. I was living and working in Pau in the French Pyrenees and had befriended a woman called Anne Marie who ran … Continue reading →

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Sun and Snow in the Albaicin in Granada

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Snow has been predicted but when we wake up, there is no sign of it. We walk up Cuesta Alhacaba, our double hill road, to Casa Pasteles on Plaza Larga for breakfast. There’s a market today – one clothes stand … Continue reading →

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Sunny Spain and the Alhambra

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve booked our tickets for the Alhambra ahead of time on ticketmaster.es and collected them in a Servi Caixa terminal to avoid the queues. We know this from Barcelona. This is a great idea when there are lots of tourists … Continue reading →

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Getting to Granada and First Impressions

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We leave Blois at 10 am on Saturday to drive to Orly Airport where we’re leaving the car in a somewhat suspicious-looking long-term parking lot near for the airport for 70 euros. If the car’s still there on our return, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Travel Photos – Hondarribia

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The Basque mediaeval walled city of Hondarribia (Fontarabie in French and Fuentarribia in Spanish) which has been guarding Spain since the time of Charles V in the 16th century, is built on a little promontory facing Hendaye over the Txingudi … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Travel Photos – the Basque Coast

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The Basque Coast extends from Bayonne in France to San Sebastian or Donostia in Spain and contains some of the best surfing beaches on the Atlantic, the best known of which is Biarritz. There is a walking path from Ciboure … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Travel Photos – San Sebastian, Spain

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

San Sebastian is an attractive city in the north west of Spain on the Bay of Biscay, 20 K from the French border in the Basque Country. Known as Donostia in Basque, it has an old part that mainly dates … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Gaudi Interiors – La Pedrera

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Since we’ve come back from Barcelona, I have got a bit sidetracked, what with fireplaces that smoke and snow in March. But I still have a couple more posts to write, and one of them is Gaudi’s La Pedrera. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Gaudi Interiors – Casa Batllo

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

I loved Casa Batlló as soon as I saw it. All those lovely mauves and blues and pinks on the façade. I’m a romantic at heart and my favourite painters are the impressionists and art deco artists such as Mucha … Continue reading →

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