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Crowded Puerta del Sol

[July 2012] Puerta del Sol is a popular meeting place in Madrid. Since 16th century it always has been full of people apparently. One old man kept dancing to the music by this band in…

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Flamenco! No.3

[January, 2011] This is the last flamenco we saw in this journey. It was in a small theatre in Seville. Only 3 people were on the stage, the singer in front and the dancer at…

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As gorgeous as Alhambra

[January, 2011] The last destination of this journey was Seville again. We visited Alcazar this time, which was closed earlier. It is as gorgeous as Alhambra in Granada. Less time for queuing though.

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Short trip from Ronda

[January, 2011] Late in the afternoon we just thought of taking a taxi to visit villages around Ronda. The guide book says that there are a lot of pretty villages around here. It is true!…

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The Bullring in Ronda

[january, 2011] On the New Years Day, we were not expecting any monuments to be open, but this wonderful bullring was open and we were very happy to see it. Of course I know that…

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Deep valley in Ronda

[December, 2010] We went to Ronda by train. The weather was not very good and because of the end of the year holiday, the town was rather empty, which made me a bit disappointed. But…

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View from Baeza cathedral

[December, 2010] Baeza is about 6-7 kilometres from Ubeda and it is listed in the World Heritage, too. Again it is a small quiet town, but the cathedral was well organised for tourists. Once you…

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Ubeda town

[December, 2010] Ubeda with the neighbour town of Baeza is one of the Unesco’s World Heritage towns, because of the buildings of Renaissance time. But as long as we walked around the town without looking…

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Gorgeous! Alhambra

[December, 2010] Alhambra in Granada must be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. When you visit this sort of place, you had better investigate  and buy the ticket before hand. Otherwise…