Calypso Salou

inspiriert von Johannes´ und Judiths neuen schönen Weltreise-Berichten, auf die wir uns immer wieder freuen, gibt es jetzt mal wieder etwas aus dem guten alten Europa, von Kloestern und Staedten, die schon Hochkultur hatten, als in Australien noch alles wild und unberührt war.

Relativ spät im Urlaub hatten wir mal wieder einen Ausflug ins Kloster Santes Creus gemacht, in die Berge, deren erhabene Ruhe immer wieder beeindruckt und man sofort versteht ...

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Wie immer fiel unser Urlaub in die hohen Festtage von "Sant Magi", mit Menschentürmen, Festlichkeiten überall, mitternächtlichen Parties und vielem mehr.

Schön gekocht, Essen gegangen, unter anderem natürlich im Dorado, eine wunderbare Seezunge. Nur der Spielsaal, in dem Johannes und Stefan früher ihr Taschengeld verzockt hatten, war nicht mehr da, das findet jetzt wohl alles zu Hause am Computer statt.

Es geht uns wieder prächtig!

Waking up by rolling a few meters on the sand into the sea is fun (not as fun as shirt ball though). After leaving town we realised there was road works on the road we needed to be on. It was begining to seem like there would have to be a massive detour but by skillfully pointing at my bike and the road many times until the workers let us go down it; despite massive diggers swinging about. Spanish ...

We woke up with ALL of our stuff after having a hassle free night. Well, apart from the surronding gays and tractors. We spent a majority of the day chilling on the beach playing kick the bean bag and a new game called shirt ball.

Me and Alex invented shirt ball as a way of cleaning our t-shirts in the sea without getting bored. The rules are simple, you basically tie a tshirt up in to a small ball and throw it at each other as ...

Hoy hemos disfrutado como niños! Y así estamos ahora que nos vamos con los lunnis a lolos!!

Al entrar en el parque primero pasas por la zona de los hervivoros y menos mal que solo comen hierva... porque con esos cuernos que tenían los Watusu`s (de la familia del toro) un coche rojo podría ser de lo más atractivo para incar el ...

... ia con su Ipod y su conexión a internet hasta que no ha dado mas de si, y después de escuchar una tertulía mas que interesante en la radio sobre el Sexo a partir de los 70, hemos llegado a el vendrell.

Gracias al copiloto hemos encontrado la casa rapidamente, y una vez hechas las compras de rigor nos hemos acercado a un restaurante al lado de la playa. La paella de pescado buenisima, pero la espera se nos ha hecho mas larga que el propio viaje ...

... valuables you have on you.

We meandered through the Gothic Quarter and after getting ourselves a little lost, we took a cab and headed to the Sagrada Familia. A lot of Barcelona’s buildings in the Gothic Quarter date back to medieval times and there are also notable examples of Modernist architecture. One of the finest examples of the ...

... however, definitely, a place worth a visit, and to spend some time.

You could walk these streets for hours if you had the stamina (and not the young children), and the time. The museum visits (where you can visit vaults, more city walls, sculpture and pottery) will definitely but next on our agenda when we return .. and I really hope, that's not in the too distance future.

Incredible.

... the cable car etc). Something for everyone. As well as the 'Christopher Columbus Monument', one the most interesting sights was that of the 'Sagrada Familia' which is still under construction. So...? Well, the building on it actually started in the late 19th century (thinking english/europe church with tall, tall steeples), and it is now funded through the church-goers, entrance fees, donations etc. This was Gaudi's dream and when ...

Touring Barcelona in one day, is it even possible? Answer: Yes 9:30 AM: Train to Passeig de Gracia 10:00 AM: Pick up Hop On-Hop Off Bus at Placa de Catalunya 10:15 AM: Arrive at Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's Masterpiece (Editor's Note: Simply put, one of the most breathtaking and frustrating ...