Blogs from Sitges, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 4

On a whim we decided to take a train from Barcelona to a small beach town about 25 minutes away by train (or an hour if you get off on the wrong stop like we did on the way back) called Sitges. It is gorgeous and the atmosphere and scenery is much more what you think of as "Spain" than Barcelona. It was cold (no, not as cold as Indiana... but cold) however we managed to meet a few gentleman locals (I would say they were old, but that would be an insult to a few relatives. Alright, they were old.) who realized we were there to begin celebrating Carnival and decided to buy us two bottles of cava (basically champagne). We spent about an hour and a half getting to know Emilio and Pepe as ... read more

well off we set to barcelona spain....on our easy jet flight....all was well...had a good flight.....then caught a train from the airport to sitges for the bears weekend.....on our way we met other bears on the train who had been to sitges before....and they told us that it was straight person friendly.......well it was more like "gay wonderland".....never had jason or i been to any where in the world that was this gay.....and probably never will....it was packed with all walks of life bears....and a huge party town that didnt go off untill midnight....went to our 1st foam party....fire works on the beach....sunnin our selves at last for summer tan (that england didnt even get to the temp we had there)!!!!!which was a lovely 26oc well enough of me chattin....check the pics out....woof....... read more

SITGES 15th May 2007 (Tuesday - Sunshine 24º) Today we are heading to Montserrat (translated to mean Jagged Mountain). Into the FFF and out onto the Auto Route we head NNE but encounter very heavy traffic heading towards Barcelona. Deb conjures up an alternative route through a place called Gava and other small towns and villages. After an hour or so moving through picturesque hills we emerge on the other side of the range onto the road that we want. As we drive along this road we are stunned to see two girls in Gold Hot Pants and stilettos smoking by the roadside. We are thinking…. promotional shoot? TV adverts? Gimmick? It was rather surreal to see pretty girls all dressed up on a dusty road in the middle of nowhere. It soon dawns on us. ... read more

LLEIDA to SITGES 13th May 2007 (Sunday - Hazy 23º) With an eye on the rear mirror we cruise the next 200 kms towards Barcelona and are amazed at the thousands (yes thousands) of wind turbines that dot the landscape. They are everywhere. In paddocks and fields and along every ridge as far as the eye can see. I am impressed with this VERY serious attempt to use an alternative means of energy production but the visual pollution is a big drawback. Wind Farms account for over a quarter of Spain’s electricity generation. Once again we avoid the big city and head to a little place just south of Barca. It is called Sitges and is a resort town popular with English Tourists and as we soon find out…Gay Couples…of the male variety. We park near ... read more