This is the view from my terrace looking across the Mediterranean Sea towards the Rif Mountains in northern Morrocco
Yes, I really can see another continent from my house!
This post is my response to the Travel Theme photo challenge – Sunset
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Being a petrolhead, I usually make the pilgrimage to Jerez de la Frontera each year when the Moto GP rolls into town. There´s always a fantastic atmosphere on race weekends, with more than 120,000 fans (mostly arriving on motorbikes) making their way to the motor racing circuit just outside the city.
The roads along the route to the circuit are perfect for motorbike riding, and I never fail to be amused by the roadsigns warning bikers that they may come up behind slower moving cars!
This post is my response to the Travel Theme photo challenge – Signs
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Despite being known in Spain as Flor de Pascua (Easter flower), thousands of Poinsettia plants adorn roadways and roundabouts here on the southern coast of Andalucía, around Christmas-time each year.
What you actually see are vivid red leaves (known as bracts) surrounding a cluster of greenish flowers, almost too small to be noticeable. The true flowers are like little vases no larger than a pea, and on its side each has a yellow cup, a gland, brimming with glistening sticky nectar that, if you taste it, is as sweet as honey.
The plant is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American diplomat and amateur botanist, who saw it growing in Mexico as a roadside weed and later introduced the first plant into the US in 1825.
This post is my response to the Travel Theme photo challenge – Flowers
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Flowering snapshot of a January day around the garden
Here is the pretty 17th century Church of El Salvador (Iglesia de El Salvador), situated beside the Balcón de Europa in the heart of Nerja. Although a religious site since 1505, the existing structure was not completed until 1697.
One of the tallest trees in Nerja, towering high above the church itself, stands outside, casting wonderful shadows on the exterior of the building during the hours of darkness.
Because of it´s picturesque location, the Church of El Salvador is a very popular venue for weddings.
This post is my response to the Travel Theme photo challenge – Night
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Here is the view of the mountain village of Cómpeta taken from (and through) the Mirador. The village is situated at 638 metres above sea level in the foothills of La Maroma (the highest peak of the Sierra Tejeda).
The Mirador panorámico (look-out point) is a Gaudi-esque balcony, marking the entrance to the village, and a place to marvel at the sight of the white village tumbling down the hillside overshadowed by the majestic backdrop of Monte Maroma.
This post is my response to the Travel Theme photo challenge – Art
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