by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2017 | Castles, Entertablement Abroad, Spain, Unique Places to Stay
After leaving Toledo, we made our way south towards Granada. Destination: Alhambra, a fortress and palace of breathtaking exterior austerity and interior intricacy. We stayed at the Parador Granada, one of the Paradores series established by the Spanish government to...
by Helen Kain | May 8, 2017 | Cathedrals, Entertablement Abroad, Spain
The cloisters are on the north side of the cathedral, upon the site of the old Jewish Commercial District. As I mentioned in the previous blog, the doors of the cathedral used to stand open during the day, and townspeople used the aisles between the doors as a...
by Helen Kain | Mar 13, 2017 | Cathedrals, Entertablement Abroad, Spain
Our next destination was Granada, and we decided to stop at Toledo on the way down. As it was to be a short visit, we headed straight for the cathedral after parking the car. We navigated typically narrow Spanish streets, and a lot of stairs until we arrived at...
by Helen Kain | Mar 11, 2017 | Beautiful Towns, Entertablement Abroad, Spain
Full confession: I’m not very keen on Madrid. Maybe it was the weather (cold, blustery and rainy), maybe it was the recovery from jet lag (it was our first stop), and maybe it was simply not what I expected (lots of modern buildings, graffiti...
