Paris Centro Zaragoza

... streets and some clear and sane mind, we found a camping site to park our RV in spend a night....<br><br>I found Zaragoza very quiet town. It's got a big cathedral and a square in front of it, statue of Goya and few other nice things.<br><br>But at night it's completely different. Lots of people on the streets, bars start filling at 7 p.m. and are full until 3 a.m. So, for us it was - Party time!!!<br>

... over to the end of the bed, where the ladder was. But climbing down a ladder is for sissies, so I still hopped off - unfortunately, the two ladder posts stuck out slightly, and as I hopped off the bed, my butt landed directly on top of one of the posts. This hurt. A little. Actually, it hurt A LOT. <br><br>Not only did this cause me great pain, but it imparted a forward rotation on me, causing me to land much farther forward than I had intended ...

... short ones. We are on our way to Zaragoza on the west side of Spain. <br><br>We go through farm land, then fruit orchards, we couldn't figure out what they grown, but there are lots of fruit packing plants along the highway. I kept thinking there would be fruit stands somewhere, but they never materialized.<br><br>At lunch time we stopped at a rest area along the highway. It is quite warm, but the clouds are ...

Boring long day on the A23, highest col 1223m.<br> <br>Looking for aire in Zaragoza when Brits James, Clare and Katie in their motorhome took us under their wing to the park they'd already stayed in. Left over from 2008 water based expo, with typically spanish rusty iron "sculpture".<br><br>35 degree C until light shower cooled us all off.<br><br>Bren washed her hair in the public drinking fountain, starting a trend with the other family.

... were going to bush camp, no showers or toilets at times often weeks on end and having to dig the truck out of sand/mud, not having any decent washing facilities for months on end. We have got an advantage as have done the other trip before hand even though that will be a lot easier than this one, having 26 people on the trip you get to know everybody pretty well and work out personalities very quickly. On the 17th March we headed to Rabat the capital of Morocco there is no camp ...

... city. i dare you to just for once over look Barcelona and the costa del crime and head to the cap slap bang in the middle on the peninsular and just let yourself get lost, do El Prado, go to El Retiro, walk around Sol, Fuencarral and Gran Via but most importantly go out for an evening heading away from the touristy Huertas and more towards Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque, Lavapies, La Latina (on a Sunday you will be blown away) but not getting wasted before 11 and actually ...

We said goodbye to our wonderful host Sylvia in Guadalahara. The morning light and warmth felt like late May back home. We took to the A2/E90 heading NE towards Zaragoza. One hour later we turned off the highway to visit an old Roman fort on the top of a mountain with a spectacular view, Mendinacellini. Structures ...

... vision of the Virgin Mary on the spot the church was built. Apparently they have a pillar inside that marks the exact spot she appeared on. As a rule I tend to avoid going into religious buildings, partly out of respect for the worshippers, partly because they sometimes have admission fees. However I decided that the exact spot the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared on was probably worth a look, and admission was free. Of course there is no actual evidence the ...

Well we are really on our way now! We arrived in Spain on Tuesday morning having sailed from Portsmouth to Bilbao. We left England on Sunday night in gale force winds so it was a pretty rough crossing. Sam was very seasick and spent most of the 36 hour journey lying down in the cabin! Fortunately the girls were fine and really enjoyed being on the boat. They were the only kids so had the childrens entertainer all to themselves! They ...

... stuck to a wall inside the Basilica, apparently left by Mary when she was passing through. By kissing it, apparently they receive a blessing from the Virgin Mary, plus they have the opportunity of receiving a free case of Hepatitis or a Cold Sore, depending on the previous visitors that evening. A wander up Calle de Alphonso away from the leads you through shops and Sunday night strolling Spaniards. To be at one with my Spanish side one more, I caught another ...