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Andalusia 2025

Day 8: March 21

Ronda - Seville

Andalusia 2025

Itinerary

Today is the last day of our trip. Tomorrow we are heading home.

In the first half of the day, it was warm and sunny in Ronda. Hooray!

We said goodbye to Jeronimo (he gave us a small bottle of pacharan as a keepsake - an alcoholic infusion of blackthorn berries :).
And we went for a walk around Ronda.

We started from the place with the best view of Ronda’s main landmark - the Puente Nuevo bridge.
It took 40 years to build! Construction was completed in 1793.

The Puente Nuevo bridge over the Guadalquivir River connects the old and new parts of Ronda. The bridge is 98 meters high.

The Puente Nuevo bridge over the Guadalquivir River connects the old and new parts of Ronda. The bridge is 98 meters high.

We’re slowly making our way up onto the bridge

We’re slowly making our way up onto the bridge

View from the bridge. Ronda seems to hang over the canyon.

View from the bridge. Ronda seems to hang over the canyon.

Here you can see part of the path we took up from below to the bridge.

Here you can see part of the path we took up from below to the bridge.

We really liked Ronda. It’s not big and not too small. Even Serzhyk said it was a pity that we only stopped here for one day.

The Streets of Ronda

The Streets of Ronda

For lunch we went to the tapas bar El Lechuguita, which in translation means little Chinese cabbage :)

This place was recommended to us by Jerónimo (he said it was his favorite tapas bar).

It also has very good reviews on Google Maps. So we decided we had to try it.

This place has been around since 1969!

El Lechuguita is very popular with both tourists and locals. We wait in line for seats to become available.

El Lechuguita is very popular with both tourists and locals. We wait in line for seats to become available.

We didn’t wait very long, about 15 minutes. Inside, El Lechuguita is quite small. We were seated right at the bar.

We didn’t wait very long, about 15 minutes. Inside, El Lechuguita is quite small. We were seated right at the bar.

The idea of the place is that the food is served in small portions. Because of this, it is inexpensive, and you can try lots of different things.

To start, we tried (shown in the photos below):

- puff pastry with tuna salad (we didn’t know what it would be; it was the dish of the day. We didn’t like it. But that’s very subjective_)

- meatballs in a great sauce (you can’t see them because they’re covered with bread)

- chickpeas with pieces of meat (we really liked it and ordered another portion :)

- a sandwich with jamón.

The photo doesn’t show it, but there were also shrimp on skewers.
And then we ordered more, and there was a very tasty sandwich with a patty.

Does it seem like too much food? It was :)
We were hungry. But in the end, we ate so much that we didn’t even feel like having dinner.

Our lunch at the tapas bar :) Interesting and delicious. But, to my taste, very salty.

Our lunch at the tapas bar :) Interesting and delicious. But, to my taste, very salty.

We’re heading back to the car along the central pedestrian street. Here, in one of the little shops, we bought Serzhyk a new belt.

We’re heading back to the car along the central pedestrian street. Here, in one of the little shops, we bought Serzhyk a new belt.

New belt. And on the parapet — a Palmeras pastry, which will fly with us all the way to Düsseldorf :)

New belt. And on the parapet — a Palmeras pastry, which will fly with us all the way to Düsseldorf :)

Tonight we’re staying at a hotel near the airport

Tonight we’re staying at a hotel near the airport

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On March 22, Düsseldorf welcomed us with sunshine and warmth. Incredible!

For lunch, we bought half a grilled chicken near our home and happily ate it on our balcony.

Grilled chicken with couscous. Düsseldorf.

Grilled chicken with couscous. Düsseldorf.