Tag Archives: Travel

First – La Alcabazar de Almería

Posted on Thursday, 8 April, 2010 by John

I have returned from Spain after one of the most momentous holidays of my life and my first tatse of Semana Santa in Andalucía. The flight over was pretty uneventful, although Easyjet could pick a slightly better slot for its sole Almería flight from Gatwick. However I managed the 3.30 am Gatwick Express and sailed [...]

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Calatrava & The New Random Headers

Posted on Sunday, 3 January, 2010 by John

I’m not sure what I think of the new headers, some of them seem to work, some of them don’t. They are all cuts from a series of photographs I took in Valencia last October, and which have yet to make their way onto Flickr. The main thing is, it is a change. The macro [...]

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Xàtiva

Posted on Sunday, 1 November, 2009 by John

This morning (18th October) drove to Xàtiva, about 60kms from Valencia to see the birthplace of my favourite Pope, Alexander VI, born Roderigo Borja and, discovered he was the nephew of Calixtus III, also a Borja and born in Xàtiva.

Spent the whole morning climbing up to and exploring El Castell of Xàtiva, Moorish Castle built [...]