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My fears have abated-- I can speak Spanish
(Sorry Santi, and all my other short-attention-spanned readers, it's a long one. I've taken the liberty of marking all the funny parts with asterisks.)
(Pro tip: Don't try to look for them I didn't put any. Read my post you lazy ****ers.)
As you may have guessed, I made it to Spain. My 7+ years of Spanish homework, bingo sessions …
Maria, Maria, Maria! The Best Guide in Girona!
Well after a quick 1.5 hour trip on the Renfe Train from Passeig de Graciŕ in central Barcelona I ended up in the city of Girona where my best friend from residence, Maria, was going to show me around for the day! So I will begin with a bit of information about Girona.
There are around 97,000 people in Girona and the city is located 99km Northeast of Barcelona. The city has deep roots within the region of Catalunya and is an incredible getaway for the weekend, especially ...
Calonge to I'Estratit to Cadaques to Berger
... toilets were huge and very clean but no toilet seats or toilet roll? This site also had a pool, bar and shop. The site was only a 20 minute walk from the town so we were able to walk in in the evening for tapas and a few beers/ cocktails. To Cadaques: We stopped at some Roman and Greek Ruins in Empuries. Will being the gentleman he is drove up to the booth for our entrance tickets, which was on my side, and tried to get as closed as he could for me.... The ...
Barcelona to Calogne
After picking up the motor home we thought it would be a good idea to go to a decathlon store to buy garden chairs ect. This however was is Badalona a fair way across barcelonas busy motorways and ring roads. Driving on the wrong side of the road through manic narrow tunnels, threw us in the deep end. Will only clipped one sign so pretty good going. We ended up in ikea and not buying any garden ...
Tossa de Mar Boat Cruise
... and floating trampoline to where all of us jumped in and enjoyed the warm water!
After a few more hours of cruising we returned to Tossa de Mar where we toured around and climbed up the ancient city's fortifications. With absolutely stunning views looking north and south along the coast, we sat and took in some nice autumn sun rays before heading back to Barcelona that evening.
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