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Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Calafell July 22nd 2017

Our days in Calafell (pronounced - Cala-Fay) were sunny and warm. We enjoyed getting settled in to our new surroundings and being in Spain with a limited command of the language. Warm days in the 80's are not hard to take. Ivan, our host, was very kind and helpful to us. His knowledge of English was limited but somehow we managed. He taught us to be "trankeel" (calm & tranquil) and when things go wrong it is "catastrophe" (catastrophic!!!). He told us to prepare to go out for Tapas for dinner when he returned from work In the evening. During the day we figured out the neighbourhood and took a little walk to the supermercado to pick up a few supplies. We also worked on our blog and relaxed from our day of travel. In the ... read more
Calafell, Spain
Calafell, Spain
Calafell, Spain

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Calafell July 18th 2017

After an early start out of Baretswill, in Switzerland ?? we drove about 40 mins to Zurich Airport (the Flugenhofen Zurich) to drop off our rental car which got us through the Alps safely. Once inside the airport, we checked in and off loaded our bags and then on to flight security check in. Zurich Airport has many lovely stores for shopping, it was almost like a shopping mall In North America. We cleared security then walked a long walk to our gate. We were seated on the flight across the aisle from each other which worked out just fine. Arrived by Swiss Air to Barcelona today. Brief flight from Zurich. Only 1 hour, 20 mns. Once in to Barcelona Airport we made our way to the Mon Bus and with a little guidance from a ... read more
I could have taken dozens of pics
Mon Bus




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