Category: Spain, Portugal & Morocco

You know how much Rosie loves her Street Art and this cache all contained within a block radius is the mother lode in both quantity and quality. The good news!  Its all with in walking distance on the outer reaches of Rosie’s Neighborhood.  What a treasure trove, just mere steps away from the Plaza de la Victoria.

Semana Santa translates to Holy Week, and, these Easter Week celebrations are huge here in the South of Spain!  Rosie is in Malaga waiting for the proceedings to start and the feeling of excitement is building.  The anticipation is like the lead up to Christmas….and there are no chocolate eggs in sight….anywhere.

Welcome to the Mediterranean beachfront!  Today Rosie and The Operator are exploring the white sandy beach of the Playa Malagueta here in Malaga Spain.   It was 0930 and 19c.  Sunbathers were already in their bikinis and claiming spots on the empty sandy beach,

Malaga Spain is where Rosie is staying for one month when The Operator goes back to New Zealand for work. This city is home to 600,000 people on Andalusia’s Costa del Sol and even though it’s a popular European holiday resort town Rosie can already tell it has multiple layers.

Granada is home to 233,000 and has a real old town feel to it with the Darro river running along side the oldest street in the town.  The Carrera del Darro hasn’t changed much in look since the first  houses and bridges were built in the 15th Century. 

Rosie and the Operator are checking out the Pueblo Blanco (white town) of Zuheros en route to Granada.  Its only a small detour and we are winding our way up into the hills to get to there.

Cordoba has an old town of two halves, one is a rabbit warren of skinny, whitewashed, shady alleyways dripping with flowers from balconies and potted plants clinging to the walls. The other side of Cordoba is a town of large beige stone monuments that hover over and dominate the orange tiled rooftops.  You can feel the warmth radiating off the stone and feel the hum of history when you touch these ancient blocks.

Seville Old Town might be small and compact but it’s monuments are the exact opposite!  They are large and on a scale of opulence that Rosie has never seen before in one place. Prepare to be blown away by the what you are about to see today.

Seville is the capital city of the southern state of Andalusia.  It is home to 690,000 and what a beautiful picturesque city it is! Known as ‘The City where the Worlds Heart Beats’, the history flows through this city just like the mighty Rio Guadlaquivir.