My Travels Through Spain

I've been travelling around quite a bit recently.  I was in Italy on business before coming back to Spain with a friend.  But the trip was slightly soured in the end.

We left Malpensa airport last week on EasyJey and landed at Barcelona airport nice and early to spend the day siteseeing.  We had a good walk around the usual main sites such as the astonishing Sagrada Familia and the Barri Gotic district and then ended up on the famous stretch known as Las Ramblas.

To say it was busy is quite an understatement.  People seem to spend quite a lot of time just walking up and down Las Ramblas.  There are loads of street artists, stalls selling things and generally just a great atmosphere.

However, as we left my friend realised that his wallet, which he had stupidly left in his back pocket, had been stolen.

We reported it to the police who told us that there are hundreds of pickpocket incidents in Las Ramlas every day.  It's so busy that it's easy for the theives to operate in that area.

It is incredibly annoying when you have to cancel all your cards, request a replacement driving licence and so on, so you have been warned.  If you're in the area make sure you keep your personal stuff well and truly safe. 

Welcome to my first blog post about my travel around Spain.

Having just last week been in Seville, sort of enjoying the lovely city, I thought I'd start with a post about this most fabulous of cities in Spain.

When I say "sort of enjoying" I mean that you need to pick the right time to visit Seville.  July and August are NOT the months to enjoy a day there.   It's just so incredibly boiling all the time with little respite from the searing heat.

I had been before but the last time was in November. I stayed there for a weekend with my wife and we just fell in love with the city.  The temperature in November is very comfortable, unless you get a heavy rain day, so it leaves you able to explore the entire city without fear of your shoes melting.

Maybe last week I just felt the heat more as I had just returned from a trip to Scotland and flew into Seville airport.  I picked up my Seville airport hire car and as I pulled out of the airport car park I read on the dashboard of the car that the temperature was an incredible 42 degrees.

Not one to let anything stand in my way I made my way into the city centre and parked up for the day.

Despite the heat, I did manage to see a few more things from this useful guide to 85 things to see in Seville.  

I tried the Restaurante Miramar which was on the list and I wasn't disappointed.  Wonderful seafood in a great location by the hot beach.  To escape the heat I decided to head for the museum of flamenco dance which is definitely worth a visit and then finished the day off have a beer at La Fabrica de Cerveza where they make their own beer.  There's nothing like an ice cold beer on a hot day.

Don't get me wrong, I rate Seville very highly in my most favourite places in Spain but I'm not sure it's an enjoyable in the summer months.