Hotel Imperial Tarraco Tarragona

Another night parked by the beach which means opening the curtain to a beautiful sunrise in the morning. Val happily sat on a seat on the promenade with her cuppa tea and watched the people walk / run / cycle / skate by. Val is definitely a people watcher, which is great because ...

... sure he'll call in his Paella Payback sometime before the end of the trip!!!! We also had another Spanish specialty - Sangria Cava - sparkling wine, oj & berries over ice (a bit like champers & orange juice really). The next day we drove to Tarragona and had a really nice time. It's packed with old Roman ruins, including an amphitheatre & a Roman Circus (where they used to run the chariot races). We saw ...

... with vertigo, claustrophobia, etc. might want to reconsider the trip. Well my only problem is going down stairs - so we took the elevator up and then you step outside and really there is just enough room for one person to stand with about a space for about 8 other people then the stairs begin and Roseann said she turned back to look at me and thought for sure that I was going to be sick she said I was pale in the face. I surely did not like what I saw - so ...

... is another old European city with a long history, very different from Amsterdam or London though even though they are also old. The weather was not as it was supposed to be, it was cold and we had a fair bit of rain. Here I was with shorts packed and only one pair of long pants.Anyway despite the rain we had a fantastic time and of course made 150 photos of which most are pretty bad. Thats what happens with the digital camera.

... earth and continue to discover the unknown, my heart will continue to love and spread it's wings to whoever calls to it. If I were to ever have a moment, a time, then this would be the beginning and where the end is, only god knows when my last breath of this time will be...but I savor it...like a thirsty man savors each drop of water on his tongue. Every minute, every second, mine for the taking and forming them into the works of my life.

... 25, 33 and 40. They were are pretty cool. One was Spanish, British, and French. The French girl didn't speak any English so that was fun. Anyways back to the view. The city seems really relaxed and not in a hurry. And if Tarragona is bigger then Reus, How big is this village I'm moving to?

Apparently I didnīt send the last travel entry... so while Iīve been here for 4 nights exploring Barcelona by myself... you all had no idea :) so go figure.... right? traveling alone in Europe... there was no chance I was coming home so why not wing it right ? :) Actually.. I have had an awesome time here... this place is amazing and i am so disappointed that I canīt send you all pictures right now ...

Met another great guy, Kevin from Seattle, who is sharing our dorm. Kevinīs spent the last few months in Europe, in Paris to be precise. So jealous! Arvs, Kevin and I head out to dinner. V. nice. Have AWESOME churros with chocolate sauce for dessert. so rich and so fattening but you know what? i have CEASED TO CARE ABOUT FATNESS! yes, itīs true. iīve given up the fight. iīm going to completely enjoy myself here, eat as much fromage ...

... Tarragona wasn't a scaled down version of Rome, Venice or Napoli. The Romans ruled Spain for 600 years so it wasn't a surprise to find this Roman-medieval city with more than a hint of the 'auld empire about it. The ampitheatre is remarkably well preserved. Half the seating has collapsed, the outer walls are non-existent and there are tunnels that lead no-where, but it isn't difficult to visualise back to AD 200 when gladiators and martyrs ...