Jerez de la Frontera

We are touring and tasting sherry at Real Bodega La Concha in Jerez de la Frontiers by 1030. Among its many rooms and thousands of barrels, this Bodega features a spectacular wedding room framed by sherry barrels of various sizes including six huge barrels (the Apostles) flanking each side of an extremely large "Royal Family" (Jesus) barrel. They have another room of barrels signed by famous people such as Picasso, Winston Churchill, Marconi, Steven Spielberg to name just a few of the hundreds.

Our next stop is the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. This hour and a half show features riders and walking horsemen demonstrating numerous tricks and riding techniques . The horses are stunning and the routines even more impressive.

Following the show, we travel 45 minutes for another marvelous lunch in Sanlucar de Campoat at the mouth of the Rio (river) Guadalquivir.

Free time on the train is followed by a cocktail tasting of four different designer gin and tonic selections.

After another fine 9pm dinner on the train, Carol can't resist barging in on the train's kitchen crew.