Day 24 More Discoveries

It was supposed to rain all day, but turned out to be beautiful - warm & sunny. So much for weather forecasts here. . . .

We started off at “our” courtyard cafe, Somia, for delish coffee & croissants, then Peter headed off to rent bikes for Friday, and I wandered the city.

There are no end of places to discover here - every steep staircase takes you somewhere different. I just kept heading up . . .

My highlights were finally finding some live street music - not great but entertaining - plus discovering new sites - Idle Hands, a bikers fav that’s hidden away, Jewish History Museum, City Hall, University, Municipal Theatre - plus couldn’t resist taking more pics from the bridges.

It’s a place even I can’t get lost in. The Onyar River dissects the city with the old section on the east and new on the west. There are 4 rivers that converge here, but in the heart of the city there’s only the Onyar. The wall encircles the old town, and is a good 1.5 hour walk along the major section.

On route back home, wandering near the Basilica, I thought I was being attached - loud crashing sounds all around me. There was a huge gust of wind and it turns out the noise was from acorns falling on the cars parked along the route. A lovely British lady explained what was happening and we picked up some of the acorns Another new experience . . .

Meanwhile, Peter had headed to Eat, Sleep, Cycle to rent city bikes for Friday, then went on a super long walk along the river on the west side.

We met up near our place for drinks and to swap stories.Leggi altro