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a day in jerez

10 Thursday Apr 2014

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lunch in jerez
It was a crazy busy day, starting off with catching an earlyish train to Jerez for a massive wine tasting – about 50 wineries from across Spain were showing off their best. This was followed by this fabulous lunch you can see up there, after which I had a bit of time to catch up with my friend Sylvie who happened to be in town for the day before I had to race back to the station to get the train back home (made it with 7 minutes to spare). As soon as I got back to Sevilla I took the tram to the centre in time to pick up my tapas tour clients for the evening. Phew! I’d like to write more about the wine tasting event on Azahar in Sevilla. Perhaps next week…?

a happy dilemma

26 Wednesday Feb 2014

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 paradors
Last night I was invited to a special event at the gorgeous Parador Hotel in Carmona, just a half-hour’s drive from Sevilla. There was a presentation about new products and promotions for 2014 followed by cocktails and snacks. Then there was a draw for a night’s stay in any Parador Hotel in Spain. AND I WON!!! But now … which one to choose? A happy dilemma indeed.

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gaudí chimneys

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

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battlo moonlight
Highlight of my trip to Barcelona was revisiting Casa Batlló. But I was determined not to spend 20€ unless it was a blue-sky day and finally on Sunday afternoon the clouds broke. Around 5 pm I raced up the stairs to get some rooftop shots before the light faded, then went back downstairs to do it all over again more slowly. As luck would have it I ended up back on the rooftop just before sunset. Gorgeous, eh?