El Raco de Madremanya Girona

... this period of year there are mostly aged people resting there, however I noticed there a lot of clubs near the beaches, so I consider that in summer this town is full of students. The beaches are sandy and what is important all those beaches are public. And one more thing - there are NO PRIVATE BEACHES in Lloret de Mar!

At the Hotel Sidormes in Salt Kevin picked up a brochure on a large outlet shopping village situated north of Barcelona. As the wind had not abated in L'Escala, and in light of our previous success with the outlet shopping village in near Glastonbury we decided to head out to discover this village. It was about ¾ hour away, just off the main motorway, and looked very ...

... Alison bought a small leather change purse for €2 to replace her stolen wallet. Then it was back to enjoy the pool at the timeshare. We spent a very relaxing day enjoying each others company, sunbathing in the heat of the day, before heading back to Girona airport with Chris & Milly at night, so that they could catch their flight back to London. Our farewells weren’t too teary, as we knew we would see them again in two weeks, in Auckland.

The timeshare (Port de Rei) is situated a short distance out of the town of L'Escala. We drove through town following Dora’s directions, but were not too sure where we were headed, eventually ending up outside a large building built on a rugged coast overlooking the Mediterranean. Our plan was to inform the manager of our late arrival (on the next day) and then head towards Girona where we were to pick up Chris & Milly who were joining us for the ...

... and also you can do a lot of activities. So we thought that we could speak about our surroundings that we know very well and perhaps that can help the people who wants to visit our region.<br>We hope you will enjoy, the nature, landscape and monuments from the Alt Empordà - Girona - Spain.<br><br>Come and discover them!<br><br>

... her that I believe we are officially in someones house... Which is nothing new for me since in Thailand I even got massages in peoples houses (Chaing Mai) and we confirmed my observation later that night when the owner cooked supper for her little girl in the "communal" kitchen and CAt asked about the internet not functionning - at which point we were told that the Man of the house would be home later... <br>yeah for staying at peoples house!!!<br><br ...

escribo esto tirado en las playas catalanes. A la derecha, la muralla. <br>A la izquierda, la Minerva. Es la playa principal de Tossa de Mar, <br>medirá aproximadamente 200 metros de extencion y de la calle al mar <br>habrá unos 100 metros.<br>Esta muy bueno acá, hay sol pero no molesta, hace calor pero no <br>agobiante.<br>la parte urbana es pequeña pero muy linda, con callejuelas y todo muy <br>cerca!<br>desp escribo desde la muralla!

... ever be rectified because it seems past the point of no return. Maybe someday, it will be like smoking--banned). Then to Cadaques and now I´m enjoying the tender beauty and inspiration of this sweet place. I visited the Dali House, where he lived off and on for 50 years with his wife and muse, Gala. What a story...what a house and setting. He was truly inspired and I was inspired by being there. He ADORED Gala ...

... 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 a Roman fort and ruled in the 9th Century by the dubiously named Wilfred the Hairy - is a wash of red and ochre buildings clinging to the rock face above the river Onyar. Its a photographers dream. Its also ...

... FOR THE TOWN. BEACH WAS GREAT! TANNED, CHILLED.....STAYED AROUND FOR THE FESTIVAL, BUMPER CARS....HYSTERICAL....LOTS OF STUFF...THEN THE FIRE WORKS BEGAN ON THE BEACH.....ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW. THE MOUNTAINS ALL AROUND US, THE WHOLE TOWN....LIKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE BEACH WATCHING THSI AMAZING SHOW AND THE SOUND ECHOING OFF THE MOUNTAINS SOUNDED LIKE BOMBS, BUT IN A GOOD WAY. SO WE HEADED TOWARDS THE BUS TOP AT AROUND 11PM AND REALIZED WE WERE GOING TO ...