Ashore in Grenada

Hi everyone,

This was one of our Schengen Shuffle trips - or tacked on to the end of one.

Window view in Granada

We trained from Paris to Grenada via Barcelona and Madrid.

We spent several days in Granada.  The Moorish architecture is amazing throughout the inner city.  And of course the city is dominated by the Alhambra palace and fortress.

Before visiting the Alhambra we explored the city.  There are many Moorish buildings with ornate arches etc.  Equally there are amazing Christian era buildings and modern street art.  And wonderful gardens.

We spent a day in the Alhambra and Generalife.  The palace and fortress were started in 1238.  It's a good walk up from the town.  Once in there's such a lot to see.  Unfortunately we didn't have tickets for the palace itself.

Amazing gardens

Medieval Ruins

Impressive Fortifications

Great Views

Palacio de Carlos V

Gardens

Back down in town we visited several museums with Roman, Moorish and Spanish content.

After visiting Seville we really wanted to see Granada and the Alhambra.  It was worth the wait!

Ashore in Cork, Roscoff & Paris

Hi everyone,

This was one of our Schengen Shuffle trips.

On the Ferry

We flew from Edinburgh to Cork in Ireland.  Ireland is in the EU but not Schengen.  We spent a few days there, then ferried to Roscoff in Brittany.  Then we trained to Paris.

Arriving in Cork

One reason for visiting Cork was to see the oldest yacht club in the world.  Founded in 1720 the Royal Cork Yacht Club isn't a large club but it has a very active sailing program, a nice lounge and lots of interesting memorabilia.

Royal Cork Yacht Club

RCYC's first Admiral

We spent a day exploring Cork.  Nice little city.

In Cork City

An Irish Whiskey tasting

The ferry was delayed several hours due to severe storm Ciaran.  The crossing was fun, with big swell causing furniture to 'take a walk' occasionally.

Passage to our tiny cabin

Restaurant

Posh

Arriving in Roscoff

Roscoff is a lovely town.  It's quite isolated, and even more so after Ciaran.  Trees were down all over western France due to the storm, including over railway lines.

We came not only for the scenery...

Cider!

Crepe!

We had to take a long taxi ride to escape Brittany to a functioning railway station.  From there we caught a high speed train to Paris.

Mulled Wine!

We had only a short time in Paris.  We stumbled upon an interesting display in the Jardin des Plantes.

Then it was time for another train.

Opposite Gare de Lyon

Boarding

Next to Spain!