Hotel Hostal Esteba Girona
c/ Francesc Macia 2, Caldes de Malavella Girona, Catalonia, 17455, Spain and Canary Islands
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From one sort of 'mad' to another
... within the yard and pool area.
Although it was late afternoon when we left, we then went down to a village called Roses, which was lovely. The church on the top of the hill dates from the 17th century and has survived the marauding hooligans from the civil war.
We walked up along the waterfront, along the Mediterranean Sea, and took many photos of the pretty surroundings.
It was a long day, but work staying two extra days to ...
Trips from Lagrasse
... from the Mediterranean (due to the changing course of the Aude river).
The city’s impressive undercover market was good fun to explore and its enormous Archbishops Palace cathedral is breathtaking (the only Gothic cathedral on the Mediterranean that rivals those in northern France, according to the tourist propaganda). On the way home we stopped at Les Grand Buffets. Incongruously situated at an indoor sports centre, the variety and quality of food and ...
Olot and Besalu
From Girona, we went a day trip to a couple of towns a bit higher up in the Pyrenees. Our initial hope was to stay for a couple of nights in Olot to use it as a base for a bit of hiking, but our inquiries at the tourist information office quickly made it apparent that a car would be necessary to get around to do the hikes. Not to be dissuaded, we decided to hop on the bus anyway and have a look around.
First up, we went straight to Olot, a town of about 30,000 people in the ...
Old friend, good times!
... the beach waiting for the van to arrive and the keys to be handed over.
When we got it we were off......Tony and I and Alex, and wouldn’t you know it the van was rainbow coloured, poor Tony, that’s the only thing he said he didn’t want. So he drove off in the amazing techno-coloured camper van. Girona here we come.
Arriving in Girona only about ...
Day 11 - Carcassonne to Tamariu
... headed south - and up.
I thoroughly enjoyed the rural, twisty roads through the foothills of the Pyrenees, but Ian (I found out later) not so much. I can sympathize with him, as it wasn't a trip I would have enjoyed as a kid. I stopped at a super market to pick up some road snacks before we really started ascending. Before too long, ...



