Vejer and Trafalgar

We visited one the the beautiful Pueblos Blancos of Andalucia.  Vejer is built on a cliff and has great views.  We had a steak lunch at La Castilleria and then headed to Trafalgar, site of a British victory over Spain and France.

Flamenco

The boys had a chance to see a Flamenco show with our singing teacher in the group.

Granada

We took a bus to Granada to tour the town, try the famous tapas and of course, see the Alhambra and Genaralife gardens.  It is a beautiful city full of history and the tour through the Alhambra really tied in the Islamic, Catholic and Jewish cultures that coincided in Spain, particularly in the south.

Today, the boys are free to explore Seville.  Some are renting bikes, others want to visit the aquarium or buy gifts to bring back home.

Barbate

We tried out a new excursion for us, Barbate.  A fishing city somewhat near Cadiz, it is famous for the almadraba, a Phoenician method of tuna fishing involving mazes of nets.  We visited the beach, a museum dedicated to the almadraba, and perhaps the world's best tuna restaurant, El Campero.  We enjoyed a fabulous tasting menu.

Flamenco singing

Our longtime Flamenco singing teacher came in and explained her professions, gave a concert with fragments of different styles and had the boys try out for themselves a clip of a flamenco song that is about Triana, where the boys are housed in Seville.

Archeological museum

Today's guest class took place in a museum that would help bring together why Spain is the way it is due to its rich and complicated past.  Thee photos were taken by the boys.

Spanish soccer class and Hospital de la Caridad

The morning guest teacher is a sports journalist and publicist for Real Betis, one of the two professional soccer teams in Seville.  This afternoon, the boys went to Hospital de la Caridad, one of the best kept secrets of the city.  Built in the 17th century by a true Don Juan type, Miguel de Mañara, it houses great paintings by Valdes and Murillo and teaches those that pass by the importance of charity through its artwork.