Avignon day 2
11 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Grey but dry so back to yesterday’s plan A. The Popes’s Palace, cathedral and gardens.
Pont D’Avignon
11 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Walked down from the gardens on top of the rock along the ramparts and went on the bridge. Only 4 of an original 22 arches left.
Avignon Bears
11 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This place seems to have a fixation with bears here is a few!
On the Move Avignon - Narbonne
12 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Short train trip today. Been out for breakfast; found a place serving bacon, egg and cheese muffins. Not McDonalds but a lovely French cafe on a square.
Having a last cup of tea before heading outЧитать далее
Narbonne Day 1
13 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Paul still suffering with his cold so a slow start. Short walk to the market hall for a look round and breakfast.
No walking tours here today so got a suggested walk from the tourist office yesterdayЧитать далее
Narbonne Day 2 Day Trip to Carcassonne
14 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
9.00am Eating pastries waiting for the train to pull out. Still strong winds now and some rain expected later.
9.44am yes rain arrived right on cue. Having a coffee before venturing onward.
ManagedЧитать далее
Gruissan - a day at the beach
15 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
As in our previous post, we took the number eight bus to Gruissan and we were pleasantly surprised. We took a second bus to the plage. The sea was out so there was a great long beach. We then walkedЧитать далее
On the Move Narbonne - Barcelona
16 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
A later train today so, having packed, we are back at the market for a pain de raisin and coffee. They have live jazz here this morning so listening to a few tunes and chilling.
Caught the train andЧитать далее
Thoughts on Avignon and Narbonne
16 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Two medium sized French towns both with historic centres. Of the two Avignon with its complete city walls, bridge and palace is the more celebrated. Maybe that is why to us Narbonne seemed theЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 1
17 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
View out of our window. Not great but the the sun is shining, the bed is comfortable and breakfast was help yourself and varied. Even a sort of approximation of a full English.
Today going to be aЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 2
18 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Been out for breakfast. Plenty of small cafes locally doing breakfast which we prefer to do.
Think buying a kettle is in our plans for today. We have teabags from our travels and will make life thatЧитать далее
Harbour Trip in Barcelona
18 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Well guess what we went on a Barcelona harbour trip today, last one of the day at 17.00. The sun was setting and it was cold but it was brilliant. As well as going out to sea it also took us to theЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 3
19 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Seems warmer today. Down at the beach before going in the Admiral’s Cup Experience. Beach here goes on and on.
America Cup Experience interesting but would have liked a few more physical exhibits.Читать далее
Barcelona Day 4
20 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Well what a to do. After a late night we started slow and at around 11.30 were sitting down just off the harbour waiting for our English breakfast to arrive. So far so good. Then up pops a reminder onЧитать далее
Sagrada Familia
20 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Last time we went was more than 20 years ago. Our memory was shuffling round a building site and being underwhelmed by the experience. Today was so different. After getting through the airport styleЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 5 Day Trip to Zaragoza
21 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Waiting for the train. Very busy and again airport style security. Oddly it is less strict than for SF yesterday. Very busy. We are on a later train than we wanted as no seat reservations when weЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 6 Washing Day
22 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Couple of well deserved beers after getting all our washing done and dried. Drinking Nos. 3 and 8.
The laundrette was very good. Completely automated, could pay by card and it came with EnglishЧитать далее
Sagrada Familia - Nativity light show
22 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
As we were near it Paul thought it would be nice to see if it was lit at night. When we got to the Square it was lit and Paul took a couple of photos. There were a lot of people hanging about withЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 7
23 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Breakfast was a long time ago. Waiting for a toasted sandwich after walking from the top of Montjuic back into the City. Went over from the Port to halfway up via the cable car. Wonderful views on theЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 8 Christmas Eve
24 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Neither of us feeling so well today. Paul had heartburn in the night and I just feel a bit bleugh. Too many strong coffees. Decided to forgo an early drink in the craft beer place before it closed forЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 9 - Christmas Day
25 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Well it’s Christmas Day and we are sitting on a bench at the beach. The Spanish are doing what they do best, promenading. Sue still not very well but we thought we would come out for a stroll. WeЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 10 - Off to the Park
26 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Just had breakfast with a slow start to the day. Going to a park in the north of Barcelona which is designed by Gaudi
Reached the park but tickets to the inner park sold out. Sitting instead on aЧитать далее
Barcelona Day 11
27 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
So, on our way to the seafront decided to investigate the cemetery that was hidden behind a long, tall blank wall. Nothing like an English cemetery but very peaceful. The reason for the wall becameЧитать далее
Catalan Parliament
27 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Couldn’t pass up the chance of a Parliament tour. This one particularly interesting because of the ongoing tensions with Spain for greater independence. They have had some degree of autonomy severalЧитать далее
On the Move Going Home
28 декабря 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Done the packing so a last breakfast at our favourite boulangerie.
We don’t fly back till 7ish so have arranged a late checkout and a transfer early afternoon.
Had a last walk to the sea.Читать далее





































































































































































































































































































































