I do not like green eggs and ham

I don't know how many years Nigel has been dreaming of a trip to southern Spain.

Finally we are going. He has prepared the itinerary - Seville, Donana, Cordoba & Granada, all by train, not plane for climate reasons.

For my part, I have learned rudimentary Spanish using Duolingo and an audio book. To learn Spanish is something I have wanted to do, also for a number of years but finally I had a good reason to invest the time. 

I love the sensation of learning a lot of new material in a short time. It has invigorated my brain and cheered me at a grey time when older family members have been ill and causing concern.

However, the early lessons focused weirdly on an item of food I hope I am never called on actually to consume - la hamburguesa con pescado.

'What would you like?'

'I would like a hamburger with fish.'

OR

'What do you have?'

'I have a hamburger with fish.'

Dear Spanish people, 

we anticipate that your usual cuisine may cause us to compromise our vegetarianism. However, please do keep your hamburguesa con pescado to yourselves. I really don't like the sound of it.

No gracias.

Clare