We arrived in Amsterdam and managed to have a very quick look around before poor grant was unwell-didn't get to see the things he wanted to see but fortunately he was feeling so much better by the time we arrived in Barcelona-we loved it here. Friendly people and awesome sights!
La sagrada familia was amazing! The queues were massive but we were fast tracked in-I can't believe they have been building this for over 100 years and still going!
The most beautiful sight I have ever seen was coming into a park and seeing this fountain-it was like something out of a fairy tale.
As grant said, this city is so wheelchair friendly and we walked again for hours over the 3 days. We had our first taste of sangria-love it!
Train ride to perpignan to pick up car-no gps-the ride to carcassonne was the beginning of 5 very very stressful driving days! The hotel here was so tiny we were all squashed into 1room so happy to leave here. Next day Grant was feeling a bit unwell so we decided to head direct to hotel in avignon where we had 2 really peaceful days on a secluded golf course and lovely pool. Grant enjoyed the timeout and swimming in the pool-weather amazing! Out in the wops so no tourist visits here. Then another hairy ride direct to nice where the weather has been amazing! More to come soon. Jo
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Hi Grant,
ReplyDeleteI'm loving reading your travel adventures - it sounds as if you are all having a fantastic time. I could just picture your head swiveling every which way, and giving you a stiff neck.
I'd love to go to Barcelona and see that cathedral - it must be magnificent.
Were you still coming to Brain Gym, when we used to play that game of Carcasonne?
Keep up the good work of fitting in as much as you can - you can always rest at home, and enjoying it all. It's lovely to read people's reactions to London, when seeing it all for the first time - London can get a bit tired, dirty and busy when you've lived in it for years, but I still love it, and enjoy seeing your reactions to all its enchantment.
Hope you've all got the stamina to keep going and enjoying.
June