Sunday 15th April
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Driving across Portugal into Spain
Where your brother and girlfriend reside
After a stop by a beach, and some lunch
Off eastwards for a three hour car ride
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To Badajoz, a city in Extremadura
Narrow streets, and colourful squares
A Cathedral and Moorish citadel
Sitting in the sun, on outdoor chairs
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On the banks of the river Guadiana
We’ve been here many times before
Hoping for a week of good weather
With still so much more to explore
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Wish you were here
Precious Angel son
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Into Spain – Viva Spain and the beautiful photos and story you did share, simply fascinating…
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Thank you very much for coming along on our travels.
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Awesome photos love the dolphins I will never get to visit Spain so liked the photos and the post
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Thank you very much.
The dolphins were a surprise to see, all along the pavement on the waterfront.
All differently decorated.
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We’re thinking of going to Spain – what’s your favorite spot? Thanks.
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We have only started coming to Spain recently, ever since our younger son moved here four years ago.
He lives in central, west Spain, on the border with Portugal. It is an old city, with so much history, beautiful cathedral, Moorish citadel, parks, narrow streets….
We’ve also visited Málaga which was great for the beaches, and finding fun places to eat. The castle and gardens there are spectacular.
Seville is another beautiful city, again the most fabulous cathedral, and many plazas and gardens.
Portugal’s Algarve has outstanding scenery, if you can get away from the many tourists in the high season. Amazing cliff formations with clear seas.
Faro, Portugal, is wonderful too.
It’s all so lovely.
There’s nowhere I wouldn’t revisit.
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I like those dolphin statues – very interesting! Safe travels in Spain Melanie. I was there with friends in 1974. Woman was born in Mostoles, near Madrid and we spent three weeks traveling around. It was great s she spoke the language… I did not. I wouldn’t admit to many years of taking French. Have forgotten 99.9% of it.
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The dolphins were wonderful!
Apparently there are many off the coast and can often be seen in the waves.
I speak a little Spanish…. enough to get by, and enjoy trying to order food, or ask directions.
My French is rather rusty though.
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I think I’ve liked dolphins since Flipper 🙂 and I’ve never seen the in the wild, or their own environment, just in a marine-type park, like Marineland of the Pacific and that was years ago.
My French is so rusty and I never learned how to trill my Rs, so I might have learned French words by memorizing all those vocabulary words and “conversations” from the texts, but it has not been retained. I even took a French class in college where we could speak no English … gave book reports, TV and movie reviews, all in French, and still have very little recall. Growing up in Canada, French was taught as early as first grade. Enjoy that trip – it sounds lovely.
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I remember Flipper!
We are having a super time, thank you.
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Touching. Thank u for sharing.
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Thank you for visiting.
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Have a great and safe time.
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Thank you very much.
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Enjoy your vacation
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Thank you so much.
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Hi MeRaw. For many there is that special place! Thank you for liking “Heroes”! Be Safe #TheFoureyedPoet.
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Very welcome.
Melanie x
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I would love to visit Spain esp to see Roman ruins.
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There really is so much amazing history, architecture and diverse culture to discover…… Put it on your bucket list!
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What a lovely poem. Such beautiful words for such a wonderful country.
I live down in Seville and would love to write a poem about it. Maybe I’ll give it a bash.
Have you been down to Seville?
Thanks for the inspiration.
Barry O’Leary
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Thank you so much.
We have been visiting Spain for the last three years, since our younger son moved there and love it.
We have been to Seville, for a long weekend and had a fabulous few days sightseeing, marveling at the cathedral, the alcazaba and enjoying an evening out watching authentic flamenco.
Will look out for your poem.
Melanie x
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