Ultonia Girona

Day 3, 4<br><br>Day 3 I wasn't traveling at all, I was busy working, However on the forth day I managed to go to a town not far from Barcelona called Lloret de Mar. It is a new town located just near the seashore, with wonderful forests at the same time. There are a lot of hotels there for every type of traveler. <br><br ...

Greetings from Santa cruz, la palma, canary islands, spain.<br><br>What Tenerife had in city life on the sea, la palma does not. This is more of a sleepy Spanish colonial city on the sea with cliffs rising straight out of the sea and narrow black sand beaches. Carla and I walked into town today for a look at this quaint city and immediately I felt good here. It reminded me of Antigua, Guatemala, very narrow cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial architecture ...

... and I´m having to wear jumpers and jeans. Tiled floor is freezing in the mornings! My room has a tv and I´ve been trying to practice my spanish by watching spanish tv and films in spanish (you can borrow them from the school). There´s also an intercambio (language exchange) on tuesday at some bar apparently, so might try and see what that´s like if I have time.<br><br>School is pretty good, we´ve been learning loads. Basically, we have ...

... at Roses looked much better with a lot more seafood included.<br><br>After lunch we set off up to the castle, inside its walls are numerous little houses which are still inhabited, although the satellite dishes were rather incongruous! After all this exercise it was time for a cocktail followed by a spot of shopping before eventually heading back to L&#8217;Escala.

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!

... e. Et moi, j'ai repassé toutes ces belles choses dans ma tête et me suis encore demandé si je ne faisais pas un rêve. Vous croyez peut-être que rendus à l'hôtel, nous avons ouvert le télé et nous sommes reposés? C'est mal nous connaître. Nous avons repris la route de l'aventure et sommes enfoncés dans les dédales du quartier gothique de BArcelone. Comme il est déjà tard, je vous en reparle demain. J'espère que vous aimerez nos photos de Girona!

... nner nerd, and bought myself a Sony PSP. I can now be a total nerd anywhere ýn the world, and play games, watch the Sýmpsons, and even wrýte musýc 24 hours a day! (any musýc lovers readýng thýs wýth a PSP runnýng FW1.5 or an 'open system' should výsýt http://psprhythm.com/ to see what Im talkýng about). Unfortunately, the stupýd network part of the PSP ýs not workýng, so Im not able to use ýt for free ýnternet ýn Wýfý hotspots. Oh well....

Girona is also called the "City of Four Rivers", with a historic centre dominated by medieval buildings and the relics of Romans, Arabs and Jews. The historical destiny of the city can be visited within the walls of "La Força Vella". Its strategical location between the Pyrenean chain and the Costa Brava makes possible numerous trips to some excellent areas in and around the city ...

... I have a towel, so I should take advantage of the fact that Im no longer having to use my old hanes t-shirt to dry off. I could buy one... Thats a novel idea. But then, how do I live up to the stories of the other backpackers? Clearly cant. Damn. I think to top those Ill have to stay in place that has chickens sleeping on my head. I mean 14 ...

... walking by Gaudi´s Casa Battlo. Wow- what a perfect building to be inside of. Every detail was designed in proportion and was so beautiful. I was so exhausted after going up and downt the stairs, I had to just go back to the apartment and rest. Simone, the guy who I am renting from, came by to show me how to make the DVD player work. I watched "From Far Heaven." Today is Monday, and I am going to meet Rosa Martin, who is a curator at the Barcelona Museum.