Yesterday, we travelled to Barcelona at 300 kmh. A pleasant trip in the train in the First Class coach then a short taxi ride to our excellent small hotel, We Boutique Hotel – only six roooms – around the corner from the Arc de Triomf. We wandered around for a couple of hours, down to … Continue reading Barcelona!
On Saturday, after a leisurely breakfast, we reluctantly packed up and headed out of Salamanca, bound for Madrid. About half-way along the route is Avila, with its perfectly preserved walls. Luckily found a park not too far from the old town and walked up to one of the entrances. We spent the next hour or … Continue reading Madrid via Avila
Time to leave wine country on Thursday and head further South in Castile y Leon towards Salamanca. On the way, it was difficult to drive past Burgos, so we decided to stop for a visit. Burgos is a beautiful city with trees lining the streets in the centre with many pedestrian areas. We walked through … Continue reading Salamanca!
Today, we headed into wine country, La Rioja. Home of tempranillo in Spain. First stop was the wine town of Haro. We had visited Haro in 2018 and enjoyed our visits to Bodegas Muga and Roda. Our first stop was again at Muga to try a few of their fantastic wines – we had been … Continue reading La Rioja!
Probably best not to arrive in Pamplona on a Sunday afternoon…most of the town seemed to be having a siesta. We found our very comfortable hotel and wandered through the wide, almost deserted streets to the bull ring (the Cathedral was closed until 6pm). Definitely a barbaric sport, but interesting to discover the background around … Continue reading Stopover in Pamplona and off to Bilbao
For our final day in Begur, we decided on a trip to visit the medieval city of Besalú. It was designated an historical national property in 1966. This a beautiful small town with paved streets and picturesque squares. We enjoyed simply strolling around, visited the two churches and found a cafe in the square for … Continue reading Besalú…Adios Begur…Hola to Zaragoza
The week has been going at a relaxed pace with leisurely breakfasts, multiple swims in the pool and trips to the beach, and long, relaxed evenings over food and wine and lively conversation. Back to Girona On Tuesday, we managed to fit in a re-visit to Girona with others from the group. After a nice … Continue reading More fun on the Costa Brava
We’ve begun our adventure in Begur. Well, we are actually a few kilometres north of the town of Begur, perched on the hillside between Platja de sa Riera and Platja del Racó – both beautiful beaches. Our first three days were spent relaxing in our wonderful rented house, walking to the beach, exploring the local … Continue reading Our week in Begur begins
Yes, Girona was the setting for many scenes in Game of Thrones. However, it also has a long and rich history with the original Iberians establishing the settlement (thank you Wikipedia). The Romans founded the city itself, called Gerunda. It has been ruled by the Romans, Charlemagne, the French and others and was devastated during … Continue reading Girona / Braavos / Kings Landing
After a reasonably comfortable trip, over 24 hours, with Singapore Airlines, we finally arrived in Barcelona yesterday. To 30° weather but bearable. It was a big day, but our plan was to drive north to Cadaqués and visit Salvador Dali’s house in nearby Port Lligat. It was an interesting drive along the length of the … Continue reading Hola from Cadaqués, España
Colin & Sally's Travels 