Well, after flying with RyanAir right across europe in a day (two flights with a four hour wait in Frankfurt) we arrived in Girona, a small old school town just north of Barcelona. I´d like to say that we have both decided RyanAir su cks, it's lousy system of no seating arrangements to try to squeeze a few extra dollars out of you is ridiculous because of the pandemonium it creates. They are truly the MacDonalds of the sky. I can only hope that easy jet will prove a little better...
Girona is cool, with that cute, old town gothic and medieval look. Only stayed the one night before heading down to Sitges.
Sitges was a breather we really needed, mainly because it's a small town that lends itself to doing as little as possible... :-) We relished the chance to stop moving as much and relax for a couple of days :-) The weather wasn't as amazing as we had hoped, but didn't stop us from walking the town for interesting shops and restaurants to visit. Saw a couple of Kitesurfers out- they were pretty average, but watching them sure made me keen to get out on the water, especially as the water gets warmer with summer approaching :-)
Barcelona hasn't changed since I was last there- full on city with heaps going on. Saw a proper flamenco show with some of barcelona's best, lacks the conviviality of a small live performance in a more atmospheric venue, but was amazing to see the skills of fully fledged flamenco artists...
And of course there was Gaudi, his many buildings and park Guell, some trully crazy arcitecture.
Spent the most time just walking La Rambla (the main centre street) and visiting the markets, eating paella (a yum rice dish) and far too many baguettes... We were already getting over them and hadn't even got to france yet ;-)
On the 4th (I think), 2 became 3, with the addition of our new Renault Clio... Seems like a new phase of our trip has begun.
Girona is cool, with that cute, old town gothic and medieval look. Only stayed the one night before heading down to Sitges.
Sitges was a breather we really needed, mainly because it's a small town that lends itself to doing as little as possible... :-) We relished the chance to stop moving as much and relax for a couple of days :-) The weather wasn't as amazing as we had hoped, but didn't stop us from walking the town for interesting shops and restaurants to visit. Saw a couple of Kitesurfers out- they were pretty average, but watching them sure made me keen to get out on the water, especially as the water gets warmer with summer approaching :-)
Barcelona hasn't changed since I was last there- full on city with heaps going on. Saw a proper flamenco show with some of barcelona's best, lacks the conviviality of a small live performance in a more atmospheric venue, but was amazing to see the skills of fully fledged flamenco artists...
And of course there was Gaudi, his many buildings and park Guell, some trully crazy arcitecture.
Spent the most time just walking La Rambla (the main centre street) and visiting the markets, eating paella (a yum rice dish) and far too many baguettes... We were already getting over them and hadn't even got to france yet ;-)
On the 4th (I think), 2 became 3, with the addition of our new Renault Clio... Seems like a new phase of our trip has begun.
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Hope the rain has passed and you've managed a couple of clear photos of Sitges/Barcelona that can be added to the site?? Looking forward to the next update.
XOXO M+D
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