Monday, 14 September 2015

Jaen 11pm Tuesday

View from balcony Estepona

New bridge Ronda

Dali sculpture Marbella

Puerto Banus

Picasso museum Malaga

Bullring Malaga

Ubeda

Ubeda

Sunday bus to Ubeda the olive capital of Spain, 60 million trees, 600 thousand tonnes picked every year. A beautiful small town, great architecture and good views over the countryside.

2nd Sept to 5th Sept

Madrid, wednesday evening a jazz and bosa nova open air concert at Fundacion Olivar, thursday evening a Victor Ullate ballet, Samsara very modern stunning performance on the persecution of innocents, lots of rythmic drumming and chanting, thought provoking. Friday to the Thyssen Gallery to see an exhibition by Zubaran a 16th century Spanish painter, then dinner with Paul and Debby from Adelaide. A walk in the nearby mountains, La Maliciosa on saturday afternoon, there is little shade and it is hot at 2000 meters.