Movies about Ronda and Alto Genal scenes

Here are links bellow to Michael Szpakowski's QuickTime movies he made while walking in the Serrania de Ronda and visiting Ronda with us. They are such little gems, so delicate and timeless. Attention to details we take for granted or just don't notice captured in a melancholic and very subtle way.

Michael is an artist, composer and educator. His music has been performed all over the UK, in Russia and the USA. He has exhibited work in galleries in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA. His short films have been shown throughout the world. He is composer and video artist for Tell Tale Hearts Theatre Company and a joint editor of the online video resource DVblog. For more information about him and his work, please visit http://www.somedancersandmusicians.com/

If you would like to watch his movies capturing Ronda and scenes of the Alto Genal, make sure you have Quicktime, that your sound is on (some are silent though) and click on the poster image, then go and have a cup of tea or a glass of wine, or read a bit as some of the files are huge downloads.

A postcard from Ronda is the biggest file to download but well worth watching. Such a delicate and warm capture of Ronda and its people with fantastic work with light and shadows, accompanied by a touching piece of music. Enjoy!

A postcard from Ronda

Two villages of the Alto Genal

Four

Walking holiday in Andalucía, October 2009

Here are a few photos taken during our walking holiday in Andalucia with Hilary, Stuart, Janet and Michael, beginning of October 2009, who were so much fun to walk with. I don't think I have laughed so much while walking!

Thank you ever so much for being so enthusiast, appreciative and so interested in the area, its fauna and flora, its history, its culture, its people and its cuisine. It was a real delight walking with you.

We were also blessed with the weather! Beautiful deep blue skies and delightful temperatures, so much so that you all enjoyed the hotel swimming pool and some of you even managed to have a swim in the morning before the walks and in the afternoon after walking!

The following photos were taken in the Sierra de las Nieves national park, in the Sierra Bermeja and on some of the paths linking the 7 Andalucian white villages of the Alto Genal: