Silvano On The Go

The excitement of Jordan lasted so long that I didn't update my blog for Seville which I visited a couple of weeks after. I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't go on a holiday until I'd updated my blog about my last holiday. Low and behold I'm on my way to New York today.....So here are so photos for now and I'll fill in more details soon. The fruitiest, most delicious sangria ever - restaurant makes you order by the jug..honestly! Yummy, freshly made paella  There she goes with that Sangria again.... ...forgetting that she's not a drinker... Two friends ending a lovely mini break together!

One of the things I enjoy most about holidays is hopping off the plane, dropping my bags at the hotel and then setting off to ramble around the unknown. Reading local maps, using a phrase book to ask directions and ultimately getting lost are some of the sheer delights of being in a foreign country.   Jordan was an organized tour, which took these simple pleasures away. That said, it’s probably the best way to explore this country if you only have a week. Had an amazing time exploring this wonderful country as you’ll read, but it was dampened by the reality of what was happening only a few miles away in Syria. The sites Spectacular, breath-taking, astounding, awe-inspiring….just some of the adjectives in my limited vocab to describe this magnificent country. Sheltering the sun in Pella   Pella – The first and least impressive of all the excavations we visited. The city, which became part of the Roman Empire, now hosts the remains of a...