Castell Montgri L'Estartit
Ctra. Torroella-Estartitl, Km. 4,700 L'Estartit, Costa Brava, Catalonia, 17258 , Spain and Canary Islands
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Family time in Girona
Girona is a really nice, homey Spanish town not far from Barcelona. It is small and lacks the huge tourist draw of Barca so I 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 other ...
Girona and Figures
... scarves the day before we left... which were very much needed! We met up with the group early Saturday morning and arrived to Girona mid-morning. And as we expected, it was very brisk and windy! The city was a colorful vibrant town surrounding a river, and was in the foothills of mountains. Of course, there was a beautiful, century-old church that was in the center of the city. This church was right in front of an ...
Can't Find the Words To Say
I am absolutely obsessed with this place.
You can see over the entire town. We were there right around sunset, and the way it painted parts of buildings gold was absolutely beautiful. It was such a reminder to me that this whole thing is His. It amazes me how many times in my life the words "wow" and "beautiful" seem so lacking and fail to describe the beauty of this world. He has created such a masterpiece.
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From one sort of 'mad' to another
... left Figueras and headed toward the most eastern point of Spain to see the lighthouse, where we had lunch before returning to the fishing village of Cadaques and to the home of Dali.
Now a museum, it is easy to see the inspiratation in nature that Dali used in much of his work. Only allowing a few people in at a time, the house was a very interesting place to visit. The land around the house was used for live groves and much artwork ...
Trips from Lagrasse
... and we found the service a little stuffy (perhaps close to the cliché of an old-school fancy French restaurant).
After two delightful months in the south of France, we were trying hard to keep a sense of perspective. To steal a phrase from a friend (thanks Dav), it’s a ‘first world problem’ when you’re main complaint for the day is that the three Michelin star restaurant you dined at didn’t completely knock your socks off!
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