Holiday in Spain

 

The Giralda is a 12th century minaret in Seville Spain. Adjacent to it is the Cathedral, one of the largest in Europe. This is just one of the sites we saw camping throughout Spain. During Expo-92, we stayed at Camping Mairena near Mairena del Alcor just east of Seville. A luxury campground with pool, showers, laundry, restaurant and shops. We paid about $20.00 (US) per night. This sort of campground is common in Spain and France. Euro-Camps are similar to KOA (USA) with fully outfitted cabin tents for hire. The cabin tents cost a bit more than the basic campsite.

 

The last time we went to Spain was summer of 1994. Determined to keep the trip as cheap as possible, we resorted to camping all the way through France and Spain to Segovia. This aqueduct was built by the Romans and still carries water. If you follow the aqueduct uphill about 5 km, it'll take you straight to the campground we stayed in. There is a massive free car park adjacent to the aqueduct. From the aqueduct any destination in the old town can easily be reached on foot.

Here I am with my daughter near the southern most point of Spain. The best bit of the southern Spanish peninsula is however owned by Britain. It is the only place in Europe to see wild Barbary apes. Gibraltar has great fish and chips and one can take a break from speaking Spanish as well.

 

 

 

Flamenco is part of Andalusian culture, it has Gypsy and Arabic origins. We saw these dancers in Seville while touring Andalusia.

 

 

 

 

 

This is the famous Flamenco dancer "Kim" from Bristol England. Flamenco dancers like Kim are quite keen to let fans take photos, Ole' Kim!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billboards along the autopistas of Spain are few, far between and done in good taste. Signs like this one advertising Osborne sherry have no words, just a massive silhouette of their logo.

 

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