The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Except that today it fell mainly on us and we were in the hills. Hornachuelos, the gateway to the Sierra Morena. What name could me more enticing and more Spanish? It perches on a ridge formed by two ravines. In the time of my novel, it …
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Pining
So we have arrived in Cordoba. What a difference the sun makes, the clouds are covering the sky from horizon to horizon, and the Guadalquivir river is brown. So we are playing spoilt children and pining for sunny Seville. My friend sets off to do some shopping, just a few things: bread and salad. But …
Feria de Abril – The Seville Fair
There has been an explosion of colour. It is Divali meets Royal Ascot and the Melbourne Cup rolled into one. It is the Feria de Abril, the Seville Spring Fair. Gone are the sober clothes of simple tailored lines so universally adopted. Everywhere there is colour, frills and furbelows. Flamenco dresses and flowers, felt hats …
Speed Tourists
Today we were speed tourists. It might have been somewhat more leisurely had I remembered to turn left. But on we sailed until twenty minutes to the station became forty-five minutes. We arrived just as the train from Seville to Cadiz glided smoothly out of Santa Justa Estacion. We passed an hour in a frivolous …
Going Somewhere
Apologies for the delay, finally, we have found some free wi-fi in Seville! The Sevillanas are going somewhere. They walk with swinging steps and an air of purpose. Hands in pockets, head down solitary wanderers, or couples stepping it out whilst managing to be deep in conversation. Even in small groups, gathered to chat, young …
Yorkshire curd tarts and soft oven bottoms
What is it about food that builds its reputation in your memory into a yearning? It’s pretty much possible to get most things English in Australia, where I now live – Marmite, McVities chocolate digestives, red Leicester cheese … But Yorkshire curd tarts, oven cakes (or soft oven bottoms as they are traditionally known) and …
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