Thanks for the photo comments. Fortunately I had time enough to patiently wait for all the tour groups to move out of the scenes.

mnag, the camera is an Olympus OM-D E-M5, the original in the OM-D series, with the kit 12-50mm lens. I purchased it in 2012 to have something smaller and lighter than a DSLR for hiking and backpacking. Now I'm looking to go smaller yet.

indyhiker, we haven't pulled a trigger on Greece yet, but thanks for the encouragement.

KTtravel, sorry for the hijack, have a great trip!

KTtravel, you might want to rearrange your trip a bit so your time in Bilbao is just before your flight out. That might not work for you, but if it does, it would allow you to eliminate one change of hotel.

With that possible tweak, I think you plan looks great – except that you might want to reconsider using a car for Toledo, Cordoba, Granada, and Sevilla. Public transportation in Spain is excellent and very comfortable. The only part of that trip where a car would be of particular value would be to explore the area around Ronda. (Ronda itself can be visited by public transportation.)

Enjoy!

No problem with the hijack - amazing photos!

kja, I think you are right about leaving Bilbao until the end. We have enough hotel changes as it is!