Seville is perfect for a long weekend away. We loved the Alcazar (see my previous posts on Seville) but even if you don't get there, it's a great city for just wandering around, stopping for Spanish coffees in little squares and eating copious amounts of tapas. It's so beautiful and I would feel quite safe … Continue reading Exploring Seville
The Plaza de Espana in Seville was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition the following year. For some reason I thought this was going to be much larger and linked to other buildings when in fact it is a solitary crescent in a park. It was built to showcase Spanish architecture and craftsmanship: It is … Continue reading Plaza de Espana, Seville
I have to give the Royal Palace its own dedicated post as it was one of the highlights of our trip to Seville.I knew it was going to be beautiful but it completely blew my mind. If we hadn't had the kids with us, there's no doubt that we would have stayed there all day. … Continue reading The Alcazar of Seville 🇪🇸
Seville at Easter is quite an experience. I'm embarrassed to confess, we were completely naive and didn't realise to what extent the Sevillians celebrate Easter. I thought they'd just be a few parades on the weekends! We arrived quite late on the Tuesday night and had booked the Novotel for the first night before going to our … Continue reading Easter in Seville 🇪🇸
When we stayed at Mollie's Motel we decided to pay a flying-visit to the beautiful University city of Oxford.We were there on a Sunday which was probably not a bad day to go (particularly by car) as the traffic was not horrendous and we managed to park relatively cheaply off one of the side streets. … Continue reading Postcards from Oxford 🇬🇧
It's about time someone revived the roadside cafe in the UK but I never would have thought it would be done by Soho House.Transforming an old service station into an American diner and Motel is such a fun concept and at £50 a room (£75 for a 4 person bunk room) what's not to love? … Continue reading Mollie’s Motel & Diner, Oxfordshire
Our final destination in Portugal was the Algarve. I have to admit this area of Portugal was not the highest on my 'to visit' list but my Hubby loves the sea so we thought we'd give it a go. It took us an age to find and book a hotel in the Algarve as practically … Continue reading Boutique chic in the Algarve
The second place we stayed in Portugal was a few hours drive North of Lisbon and about half an hour's drive from the University town of Coimbra. We arrived quite late in the day having attempted and sadly failed to go and see the fairytale palace at Sintra. Visiting Sintra had been at the top … Continue reading Villa Pedra, Portugal
Wow, where is the year going? I can't believe how behind I am on my blog posts, so please bear with me. I really liked Lisbon. Yes, it's hilly (trainers are definitely a must) and a bit rough around the edges but to be honest that's why I liked it. It feels European with a … Continue reading Lisbon, Portugal
I have so many photos from Portugal I didn't know where to start! I suppose the logical thing is to begin with where we stayed first. We chose to stay at Casa Amora in Lisbon because there were rave reviews about it's breakfasts! Who doesn't love a hotel breakfast right?! As you can probably tell, we … Continue reading Casa Amora, Lisbon
