Ha! Did you see Minervas_eule had the same story about hot-as-an-oven Seville? As someone who's always wanted to go to Spain and particularly to Barcelona and Andalusia, I'm making a mental note of your comments here. I might need to visit at a cool time of year.

Yikes! Minus 17C sounds MISERABLE. The one time I was outdoors for any length of time in temps resembling -17C, I honestly thought my eyeballs were going to freeze. I was speed walking with my eyes closed hoping nothing came between me and my destination. Let's hope that never happens again to either of us! M.