DAY ONE Welcome to Sevilla and the 'sport' of bullfighting! Sevilla is home of one of Spain's last premiere bullrings and why should I mention this first? Because just this past week the wife of 29-year old matador, Victor Barrio, watched as her husband was gored to death in front of her in the ring. …
ESPANA – GRANADA & THE ALHAMBRA
The Alhambra perched on a hilltop with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountain as a backdrop American friends, Anita & Dick, who have made a complete relocation and now call Portugal home, invited me to join them and another couple touring Granada and Seville before my time in Europe is up. Of course, I said yes! …
MADRID & LA ALBERCA
It's been an interesting 12 days since arriving in Spain. I think I shared with you the mix-up at the Lisbon airport and the 9-hour wait, midnight arrival, an exhausted start to the Spanish part of my trip. Well, you'll be happy to know that everything worked out perfectly. …