Winter in Europe

gennaio - febbraio 2024

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- 24 gen 2024, 11:44
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitudine: 42 m
- Spagna Catalunya Barcelona Sagrada Família Plaça de la Sagrada Família 41.403161, 2.17283341°24’11” N 2°10’22” E
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Giorno 21
La Familia Sagrada
24 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Continued our trip south with a quick stopover in Barcelona. We were here last year, but couldn't get in to see La Familia Sagrada. So we booked tickets way ahead this time.

This is by far the best cathedral I've ever seen. The architecture is absolutely marvellous. Antoni Gaudi was the architect and his ideas have resulted in an absolutely stunning building.

His use of space and light is awe inspiring. He modelled the interior pillars after trees, and they support the entire structure. Which allowed him to have massive stained glass windows.

The building is still years away from completion, but all the architects and artists have held firmly to Gaudi's vision. I found it interesting that he would model his ideas ahead of time in plaster and stone, a practice continued to this day using 3D printing.

Anyone with an interest in architecture has got to see this building.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Would love to get back there and see more.
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Viaggiatore Perhaps the greatest engineering feat is the crane at the top.... I'll check with Brendan and Andrew on thst......
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Viaggiatore This thing has been under construction for over a 100 years... Would've loved to have the crane contact on that one 🤪
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- 25 gen 2024, 15:50
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitudine: 25 m
- Spagna Valencia Plaça de l'Ajuntament 39.469783, -0.37611439°28’11” N 0°22’34” W
Giorno 22
Arriving in Valencia
25 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Next stop was Valencia, a popular tourist sport on the south coast of Spain.

Arrived in the afternoon and had a quick wander off the streets before checking in.
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Viaggiatore At least it looks a bit warmer.
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Viaggiatore Definitely..sat in the sun yesterday afternoon, following the locals Sunday afternoon drinks in the plaza, it actually got too hot..would believe that
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- 26 gen 2024, 14:47
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitudine: 27 m
- Spagna Valencia Eixample Pont del Mar 39.470339, -0.36501939°28’13” N 0°21’54” W
Giorno 23
Valencia Markets (and gargoyles)
26 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Spent our first full day wandering the streets of Valencia. I really like it here. Lots of streets to explore and not much traffic.

We visited the main markets and it was a hive of activity. Everything looked so fresh... and the tomatoes. They were huge! Check out the photo.

We also went through the old mercantile exchange from back when Valencia was one of the main trading hubs in Europe hundreds of years ago. I have to say I'm partial to gargoyles... 👿🤪Leggi altro
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- 27 gen 2024, 13:47
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitudine: 23 m
- Spagna Valencia Glorieta 39.468297, -0.36922839°28’6” N 0°22’9” W
Giorno 24
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
27 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Last day in Valencia and we explored Turia Park, a 7km park that runs through the city along the old course of the Turia River.

After the great flood in 1957 the Spanish government planned to reroute the river and create a park. It's a nice walk that culminates in the fabulous Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences).

There are 4 major buildings being an iMax, performing arts centre, city gardens and an aquarium. The architecture is stunning and the buildings are massive. Loved itLeggi altro
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Viaggiatore Looks amazing.
09/02/24RispostaTradurre
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- 29 gen 2024, 13:12
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 31 m
- Spagna Comunitat Valenciana Alicante Barrio Benalúa Teatre Arniches 38.342822, -0.49572538°20’34” N 0°29’45” W
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Giorno 26
Alicante
29 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Took the train down to Alicante. It's a beach town, so I expect it's very busy here in the summer.

When we got off the train we stopped at a small cafe tucked away in a corner. Our off the tourist area, we were in with the locals and the food was fantastic... and cheap.

After dropping off our bags, we went for a walk along the beachfront. The town is dominated by a large hill crowned with Castell de Santa Barbara, an old fort that's been there since Roman times. Looks like a bit of a hike, but looking forward to paying a visit.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Typical Wurtulla tourists🤪
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Viaggiatore Ahh, about an hours drive from where my mum lives, I’ve spent a bit of time in Alicante. However, I’ve never climbed the mountain!
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- 30 gen 2024, 10:45
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitudine: 28 m
- Spagna Comunitat Valenciana Alicante Plaza Calvo Sotelo 38.343628, -0.48696438°20’37” N 0°29’13” W
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Giorno 27
Castell de Santa Barbara
30 gennaio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was the day to climb the mountain to Santa Barbara Castle. It was a bit of a climb, but well worth it. The views from the top are stunning.

The castle itself has been around a couple thousand years in various forms... built, destroyed, rebuilt, knocked down, etc.

After all that exercise, we rewarded ourselves with tapas and caña (cervesa)... 😋Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Randall playing dress-up ?
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Viaggiatore Mushroom from Alice in Wonderland?
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- 1 feb 2024, 19:36
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitudine: 132 m
- Spagna Andalucía Córdoba Gran Teatro de Córdoba 37.884711, -4.78218637°53’5” N 4°46’56” W
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Giorno 29
Hello Cordoba
1 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Long train today to get to Cordoba, arriving late in the evening. Still bustling though... Restaurants, cafes and bars are packed. Good to see a bit of life.
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Viaggiatore Love the decorations
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- 2 feb 2024, 11:48
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitudine: 132 m
- Spagna Andalucía Córdoba Plaza de las Tendillas 37.884508, -4.77993137°53’4” N 4°46’48” W
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Giorno 30
A Day in Cordoba
2 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Jarrod will be joining us later in the afternoon, so we went for a walk to explore the old parts of Cordoba down towards the river.

It's a lovely city with a lot of history and we really like it.

And it's warm... Nice to not to have to wear layersLeggi altro
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Viaggiatore At last in the sun 😃
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Viaggiatore Nice😃
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- 3 feb 2024, 15:57
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitudine: 107 m
- Spagna Andalucía Cordoba Alameda del Obispo Universidad De Córdoba / Facultad de Medicina 37.875203, -4.78509437°52’31” N 4°47’6” W
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Giorno 31
Explore Córdoba
3 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Visited the roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, an old mosque that was converted into a church back in the dream time. Fantastico!
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Viaggiatore Interesting read Nicky?
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- 4 feb 2024, 11:40
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitudine: 115 m
- Spagna Andalucía Córdoba Plaza de la Corredera 37.883681, -4.77403637°53’1” N 4°46’27” W
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Giorno 32
Last Day in Córdoba
4 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
One final day... taking it easy... exploring the different parts of Córdoba and experiencing the culture. Check out the video with the local's reaction when some musicians rocked up for an afternoon jam... I could live here, I thinkLeggi altro
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Viaggiatore How was your paella 🥘? Looks delicious 😋
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