FrançaVieux-Port43°17’47” N 5°22’11” E 30 de junho de 2016, França ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Enjoyed a day here and took a tour which visited Aix-en-Provence, a very representative country town. So French. More churches, French bakeries, produce markets, very picturesque...
FrançaPlace des Cardeurs43°31’41” N 5°26’32” E
30 de junho de 2016, França ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Charming French village.
EspanhaTorre Jaume I41°22’16” N 2°10’48” E 1 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Brekkie done, time to explore! We visited Barcelona in 2002 so lots of changes now. Much busier, the port redeveloped with a new cruise ship terminal. Big football game so traffic was bedlam and weLeia mais
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Another street so typical around the Mediteranean. Balconies, old buildings, these are homes from 2nd level up.
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Building designed by Gaudi, the spanish artist from early 20th century. His mark is on lots of architecure in Barcelona and Spain. No straigh lines, everything8flows8.
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La Sragrada Familia another Gaudi work, still under construction after nearly 140 years. Some parts are old and in need of a clean, while others look brand new. A NZer is the current Executive Architect and it's reportedly 70% complete. Just a massive massive project, costing about 25m Euros annually. Didn't get through it due to time constraints and a trillion visitors every day.
EspanhaValencia North Railway Station39°27’57” N 0°22’35” W 2 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A beautiful city. Large area of modern architecture largely built on the old river bed and much due to recent events like the Americas Cup. Some old areas too, so, many contrasts here.
EspanhaValencia Street Circuit39°27’37” N 0°19’40” W 2 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Saw this on TV very cool to be here.
EspanhaPalma Ferry Port39°33’15” N 2°37’44” E
3 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Here for a day. On a tour sampling local tapas and Flamenco dancing expecting 30C.
EspanhaMuseu La Granja d'Esporles39°40’8” N 2°33’32” E
3 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A great tour to La Granja Museum where we also saw a Flamenco dancing performance (another footprint). Some extremely old artifacts here, vehicles, a winery and numerous items of interest includingLeia mais
EspanhaCatedral de Mallorca39°34’2” N 2°38’53” E
3 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This is a HUGE 13th century gothic cathedral. Apparently has the world's largest stained glass rose window, one of may inside. Quite difficult to really appreciate the scale, but the first pic wasLeia mais
EspanhaMuseu La Granja d'Esporles39°40’10” N 2°33’32” E
3 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
While at La Grinja Museum we were entertained for a good 40 mins with a flamenco dance. Seemed like a family affair with mama coming on second half, and daughter/son or maybe a partner earlier on. AllLeia mais
EspanhaMahón ferry terminal39°53’26” N 4°15’60” E
4 de julho de 2016, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Another beautiful port city in Spain, this one on the island of Menorca. We took a walk around the port and up the winding hill into the lovely town center (see other Mahon footprint). Could liveLeia mais
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Built in 1849 to celebrate the arrival of water in Marseilles. It never rains according to our guide although about every 10th building did have spoutings...certainly no big lawnmowing opportunity here!
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Two tiered carousel.
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Churches and cathedrals everywhere even on the waterfront.