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So cool – it is Naboo! The Plaza de Espana is located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in Seville. It was built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair which was hosted by Seville. Simply amazing!!!
Tuesday April 30 – Seville with Lauren, Juanka, Helena and Deme!
What a lovely – action packed day! After having breakfast at the apartment Lauren gives us ladies a tour of the center they are affiliated with – The Center for Cross Cultural Studies. The building is amazing… Then off to lunch in the Triana neighborhood where we sit by the river and Juanka and Helena … Continue reading
April 29 Granada
So waking up and getting dressed on the train was interesting – what a fun experience! Deme and I have a lovely breakfast in the dining car and wait for the train to arrive in Granada. It turns out there was snow overnight which has delayed our arrival but the morning scenery is lovely. I … Continue reading
Saturday April 27 – return to Athens
We are back in Athens for part of the day. There wasn’t a great way to get to Barcelona so we decided to spend some time here before meeting Lauren in Barcelona! Deme and I take the metro downtown from a lovely Sofitel airport hotel. After walking through the streets a little more we have … Continue reading
April 28 – Barcelona with Lauren and Deme
Unfortunately, Barcelona was chilly and rainy so we bundled up, grabbed our umbrellas and started our exploration of Barcelona. Of course we needed to see some Gaudi locations so we started with Casa Batallo. Crazy! We then headed down to the port to look around and then started walking up La Rambla. We found a … Continue reading
April 26 – Our last day in Santorini – very sad…
After dropping some items in Fira to ship back home we go to the museum where there are pieces found in Akrotiri. A nice lunch overlooking the volcano and then I’m off to the cable car! Fira is where the cruise ships come in. So the way up to the town of Fira is by … Continue reading
Thursday April 25 – Santorini
We head down the mountain to a wonderful little bay called Amoudi. Picturesque! Wonderful lunch of tomato salad, tomato fritters (by the way a Santorini speciality), cheese and fresh bream grilled on an outdoor grill. We finish off we baklava. This evening we finally catch the sunset. It is amazing! And what was even better … Continue reading
Wednesday April 24 – Santorini
Spectacular view and delicious breakfast at the hotel. We head off to Akrotiri to see the ruins. After seeing the exhibit we walk down a road and up a path to see the red beach. By then we are getting hungry and find an amazing road-side restaurant. Probably the most memorable meal of the trip! … Continue reading
April 23 – Arrive Santorini!
We leave Athens and arrive in Santorini’s small/quant airport. Wow – not sure what I expected but it is even better! Our hotel on Oia is great – we each have our own rooms and the view is amazing. The one challenge….we have to climb down about 30 crazy, rocky steps to get to the … Continue reading
Day 2 Athens
Wonderful day! Shopping, eating traditional Greek food (the beef and orzo reminded me of something my Mom made) walking all around Plaka and downtown and seeing the Parliament building with it’s guards. Thanks Julia and Deme for another fantastic day!