Hotel Vall de Bas Girona
Mas Can Trona Girona, Catalonia, 17176, Spain and Canary Islands
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From one sort of 'mad' to another
... none of his more famous works were displayed in the museum, but we did find the originals of one of the lithographs we have at home, not to mention an incredible painting of his wife, looking through the window at the sea scape outside - that is, until you put the camera to your eye and you can see something different. No matter what I did, I could not get my photo to show what I was actually seeing - such was the brilliance of this ...
Olot and Besalu
... you could not enter; instead, there was a meter at the door where you could insert a Euro which would turn the lights on in the Cathedral for 3 minutes - during this time you were supposed to peer in through the dark glass on the doors. Very strange! There was also a strange (but cool) museum of 'minature things' which you had to look through microscopes to see properly. For example, when you looked closely at the eye of one of the needles, there was a tiny caravan of camels in it.
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Girona
... city wall, which gives wonderful 360 degree views of the city, a couple of church/cathedrals and some pretty good places to eat as well. It's a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of the big city. One thing I like about cities with beautiful old buildings such as Girona is that they spotlight the buildings when it gets dark, making the town very scenic to walk through at night.
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Day trip to Roses and Cadaques-Holiday wind down
... ornate and gleaming gold (when the lights are on). There is so much detail we sat there for ages trying to see the detail in the different parts. E.g. cherubs and animals in many places, the 2 main pillars each have a man positioned as if holding the columns up, dressed in long shorts and odd type of sailor tops, other male figures of a non-religious ...
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 ...



