Category Archives: 2025 Bits of Europe

We were on our own today so it was a slow easy start. A leisurely breakfast and then we headed out to have a look around the old town. Our day started with a visit to the Convent de Santa … Continue reading →

We were picked up at 8am by our guide and driver and headed into the interior of the Island of Mallorca. Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, it has an area of 3640 sq kms and its highest … Continue reading →

Happy birthday Craig, we hope you’ve been spoilt. From our hotel room we could see that another 4 or 5 cruise ships had docked in the port overnight, and the aircraft carrier was now pointing east, it was pointing west … Continue reading →

We checked out of our hotel and were in our transfer to the airport at 9:15. It too about 25 mins to get to the airport and then we had to wait. The check in counters didn’t open until 10:45. … Continue reading →

We got down to the lobby and checked out at about 9:55, ready for our 10am pick up and drive to Ronda. Seems our driver was shy, he waited for us out at the car. I eventually went out and … Continue reading →

We explored the city by ourselves today. We got away from our hotel around d 10:30’ish, a “Spanish” start to our day. We headed down to La Caleta to start our day with a walk on the beach and a … Continue reading →

Did I mention that the sun doesn’t get up here until 8:20am (and sets at 8:08pm), so slow starts are almost compulsory, and we are on holiday. When we checked in we noticed they asked for you to book a … Continue reading →

Happy birthday Sarah. Hope you were spoilt. I think I broke Deb yesterday. I must remember 20k+ steps with nothing stimulating to see or do, feels like a lost opportunity. The Seville “Mushrooms” are close to our hotel, so I … Continue reading →

Today was a day to ourselves. We set out to explore Seville, our first destination was the river. What we thought was the river next to the Bullring was actually Canal de Alfonso XIII, go figure huh, looks like a … Continue reading →

At about 8:40 we headed out for a half day tour of Seville, taking in the Cathedral, Royal Alcázars and to explore what makes the essence of Saville. Unfortunately our tour company had changed our schedule and forgotten to tell … Continue reading →