Never Been to Spain?

Welcome to #MyLifeIsAMusical. The only problem is this lyric/song title is no longer true! 

Dear Husband and I took a wonderful trip to Spain for my niece's wedding celebration. How much fun was that, you ask? A TON. They don't do the Chicken Dance or the Electric Slide there. They do a Flamenco type dance which is beautiful to watch! Not to mention los novios! Wishing all the best to Steph and Rafa for a long and happy life together.

We visited Seville (or Sevilla, as they say there) and branched out a little. The city itself is beautiful, and very walkable. The biggest problem is that they don't have a grid system for their roads the way we do in Chicago. DH printed out maps of everywhere we planned to walk and we got lost every time. Street one changes its name two blocks down, and then again in another block. X street isn't straight, and in two blocks it intersects with four other streets - but which one do you take? The streets in the center of the city are narrow, often one-way, and the sidewalks often aren't wide enough to walk two abreast, so if a car is coming, you have to hug the buildings until the cars pass.

Among the many sites we saw were the Cathedral, the Giralda Bell tower, the Real Alcazar, a ship of the same class Christopher Columbus sailed (you know the ones, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria), a bullfight ring (two, actually), the hand of a dead saint, nun cookies (couldn't forget the cookies, now, could I?) the gorge at Ronda and (are you out of breath yet?) the Rock of Gibraltar. So buckle in. For the next couple of weeks, I'll take you on tour with me and share some of our pictures - after I've had a chance to get reaclimated to being stateside.

Have you seen the first reviews for Horned Owl Hollow!

"With a tangled web of relations, a bizarre wormhole of a storm, two brooding men, and a real estate squabble, this book had me eagerly turning the pages to see what came next. Author Karla Brandenburg truly nailed the suspense genre with a first-rate engaging read." - Muddy Rose Reviews

"A great book to curl up with for the weekend."

Have you read it yet? Did you love it, too?