Spain 2007 - Part 5: Malaga

Classic Andalucia, great food, strong wine, and a long walk up the hill to the Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro, the upper castle are all most memorable. The view from the Gibralfaro ono the city, the port and the surrounding mountains is truly breathtaking - that is if there is still any breath in one after the countless steps up the hill...

The unfinished cathedral has wonderful, unique feel as well.

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Spain 2007 - Part 4: Granada

Probably no visit to Andalucia is complete without seeing the Alhambra thus paying homage to the architectural talents, fine craftsmanship and extraordinary sense of beauty of the Moorish builders. The weather was not too friendly to us while in town, but it was no match for the gorgeous elegance of past sultans that was waiting for us in the palace and gardens. We'll remember the walk in the gardens of the Generalife (the architect's garden) and the Albaicin for a very long time yet.

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Spain 2007 - Part 3: Ronda

One of the highlights of our trip to Spain was this small town perched on two sides of the Rio Guadalevin among magnificent mountains. The most noted feature of Ronda is the Puente Nuevo arching over the 120m chasm that the river has cut over the millions of years. One thing we did not go to see close up is Spain's oldest bullfighting ring. We're just no that crazy about that sort of thing.

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Spain 2007 - Part 2: Benalmádena

A beautiful vacation place on the Mediterranean coast (Costa del Sol) just south of Malaga. Pleasant walks on the shore or along the town's main street, great food in any one of the hundreds of restaurants lining the coast, great swims in the gentle waves of the sea...

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Spain 2007 - Part 1

We recently came back from a beautiful vacation in Spain. We have made a LOT of pictures and would like to share some of these.

Here's part 1, which actually are pictures of Philadelphia where we landed on our way to Madrid, and spent a few hours in the city - some of it walking the streets of this city that was once the second largest city of the British Empire. The city is still very proud of its Delaware heritage, and its role in the history of the independent United States (Independence National Historic Park, Independence Bell, William Penn's Landing memorial, Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, etc.) A busy city, and remarkable in many ways, but will not be my favourite. Despite any great Philly Cheese Stake...

Follow this link to the Flickr photoset -> 1. Philadelphia