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Girona Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Girona, Spain and Canary Islands
Tapas and Blue Skies
This is a top pick! ... meeting somewhere he hadn't been - Spain. There were some great roman ruins to see there. David and I got an early flight into Girona and hired a car. Since Z wasn't due in till later that day we decided to have a look around Girona. It's a ...
Spain in 5 days
This is a top pick! ... , we didn't get to see them. We were kicked out of there as it was closing, so we went back to Girona for dinner. Rioja Summary Being in Spain and catching up with Zonth was good, but, and there is always a but, everyone chain smokes to much for my ...
Relaxing @ Girona
... ;t have claustrophobia, you should let your orientation instinct flow over here and enjoy these narrow and cobbled streets. When in 797 Charlemagne conquered Girona from the Muslims, the city became one of the most important counties from Catalonia, and ...
Do do do do do Myyy Girona
Oooh! its a pretty one a pretty one-if only we had more time Girona. Stopped briefly in this quaint old gothic town whilst awaiting our connecting bus to a very very far away Barcelona airport with Ryan Air (the on time airline,which it was). Adam was ...
Family time in Girona
... thought it would be nice to take my family there during their visit to get away from the craziness of the big city! Girona is known for its incredibly well-preserved Roman wall that surrounds part of the city, as well as an ancient cathedral and ...
Girona, Good Bye Spain
The drive from Playa d'Oro was uneventful, and we reached Girona in less than an hour. We had booked a room for 60 Euros a night in the oldest part of the city, the Jewish Quarter. Our hotel, the Hotel Bellmiral , was a renovated house with all the charm ...
Ten
... on the town square and having a gelato to cool down. Since it was our last night in beautiful Barcelona and even more beautiful Spain, we had a ton of things planned back in town - the evening paseo through Barceloneta beach, then bouncing around the ...
20/09/2007
La Vid sorted us out for breakfast and set us up for the train ride to Girona. Many people have told us that Girona is lovely but this was our first visit. The train was easy to use and after a little more than an hour we were on the streets of the city ...
Girona
... for Barcelona (flights to Barcelona fly to Barcelona-Girona), despite the city being some 1.5 hours from Barcelona by high-speed train (150km/h). Girona is a compact city: all sights can be seen in a 30 minute walk by foot. It has a mostly-intact old town ...
Girona
... skeptical of our Ryanair flights since we'd heard mixed reviews of the budget airline, but everything went fine! We walked around Girona (it's a small town) for a few hours today before taking the train to Barcelona. It is a pretty little town, ...
Girona
... with the eventual destination of Barcelona. It ended up being one week of warm days, awesome food, good people, and magical places. We arrived in Girona in the afternoon after a bumpy Ryanair flight. Although the flight was cheap, so can't complain. After ...
The wall
Girona dates to 100 AD when the Romans arrived. Their mission was military and they built a huge wall near the confluence of 4 rivers to protect their world. Today, the wall is still there, although it has been changed over the centuries to ...
Gerund
... I don´t think. The trees were still very green through the mountains, a lake in the middle of it all. It was just beautiful. In Girona our host is Ramone. Ramone with a spanish R that both rolls and catches in the back of my mouth. Ramone is in his ...
Preparatius
S'acosta el dia D. Enmig de tots els preparatius us presento el blog de viatge. Des de aquí podreu seguir l'aventura que m'espera al sud-est asiàtic. Trobareu mapes amb les rutes i ciutats que visito, les meves cròniques, podreu deixar comentaris, ...
Headin to Spain.
... out, Girona is in our Let's Go Book as a great day trip. We decide to just stay here. They have a youth hostel and it is great. Well Girona is awesome. They have a wall that surrounds the city, so that you can walk all around it like the great wall of ...
Killing time in medieval Catalonia
... catching up with friends in London later in the week so I figured a couple of days in the south of Spain would be a nice way to spend the time. Girona airport was one of the most horrible airports I'd seen - small, dirty and crowded. On the ...
Easter weekend break
For the Easter weekend we travelled one and a half hours north to the pretty town of Girona. The tulips were in bloom and the town was full of people and festivities. We had a great time strolling through the little streets and sitting in the sun at the ...
Girona
the route from barcelona through mataros and into girona hugs the coast and follows a fairly congested road with little to no shoulder. the weather was excellent though- sunshine day. blue skies. beach views. flat. we slept off the road in a dog park the ...
Girona airport...on the airplane
... I'm on the plane right now...the pilot looks familiar, obv dont know him but reminds me of someone. Got to see a bit of girona before I headed this way (meaning the airport). Oh btw airport security here I bet americans would have a cow about, oh well ...
Been a while....
Sooo...have not written in a long time since I got to Girona Cruilles...where my aunt´s family have been amazing...I feel like part of the family....they are so nice and welcoming....and I appreciate it a lot....the food here is so different yet soooo ...
Girona *I love this little town*
... my KNEE!!!! Ahhhh it hurt super bad....but I am alive and kickn don't worry!!! Made it back to the hotel right near Girona airport and zonked out due to the lack of sleep from the sheer Barcelona shenanigans. Woke up early to catch our flight ...
We made it
Hola We made it to Girona, Spain on Saturday late afternoon after we decided to make the final push of 140km to end our bike trip one day early. Our tour across France and Spain was amazing. We planned our days well. The ...
Lance lived here
Picked up our Peugot in Madrid and drove to Girona. All went well until we couldn't get IN the Roman walled city to our apartment. But once we found it and a place to park, we had a good night's sleep and enjoyed the lovely town the next ...
train, metro, plane, bus,
... inconvenient it is to reach. It took longer to get from Caen to the airport than it took to fly from Paris France to Girona Spain! As with all Ryaniar flights, the cheerful flight attendants hurry you on and off the plane and you can count on exciting ...
Girona...Wilfred the Hairy and football mania..
... ...saved by the door bell I decided to take a walk outside with a now highly annotated map - (courtesy of the friendly and bored receptionist) Girona, reached by an easy train ride from Barcelona is something of a hidden gem. The old city, once ...
Leavin Cruilles today...so sad
Hey guys...so my trip in Spain is pretty much over...well without being with Angelina....very very excited but also very sad...they have treated me like family, they are so nice and I appreciate it very much. Today we had great food as usual...went w my ...
Last Day In Cruilles
... the same nata we would kno from mexico....its more so like whipped cream flavoured ice cream...haha amazing...im loving spain...so when I get married and what not...my "getaway" house will be by the beach in Spain...no doubt about it. Unemployed....my ...