Blogs from Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Even with a late start, I managed to get a nice sunrise shot this morning. The sun seems to come up late here, at 7 a.m. it is still pretty dark here. Today marks the end of our first full week of vacation. Two more weeks to go, and the action really starts picking up. This is also our last day in Tarragon with just a few more neighborhoods to cover. After breakfast we will focus on neighborhoods that will offer views of the Mediterranean Sea. I am not sure I can live on the Mediterranean without having a daily view of it. The rents seem to be so unrealistically low we should be able to swing an ocean view apartment. We had a quick and light breakfast given our late start and were off for ... read more

Our train to Tarragona did not leave until noon, so we did not need to get up overly early. We took our time getting ready, went down for our last breakfast in Barcelona then back to pack and head out. We had booked our taxi the night before, since we are in a pedestrian only zone, so the taxi has to have permission to get in and out. The taxi arrived on time, but getting back to the road took a bit longer than expected, hitting dead end after dead end. Finally, we were back on the Rambla and off to the train station. The delay did mean we went straight from the taxi to the train, no time to explore the station itself. Interestingly, the train stations in Spain have airport style security, all bags ... read more

On ira toujours plus loin !!!! et avant d'arriver au mariage de Colienne et Charles nous verrons encore pas mal de ce beau pays qu'est l'Espagne... Tout d'abord un camping sympa où des gens de toutes contrées passent par ici... Certains penseront que nous continuerons le long de la côte... mais nous préférons éviter les villes comme Benidorm, etc... qui sont à notre goût trop touristiques... Nous prenons donc la route vers l'intérieur qui nous mènera dans un jour ou deux à Andorre... Tarragonne se trouve sur notre chemin, nous n'y passerons pas trop de temps car nous ne voulons pas arriver trop tard au camping d'Andorra la Vella (Andorre la Vieille), que nous visiterons le lendemain. Nous ne faisons donc que nous diriger vers la Cathédrale et la contournons. Elle nous surprend quand nous prenons ... read more

It was hard to get out of bed the morning we left Valencia after as little as 5 hours of sleep. We enjoyed a lovely last breakfast in Valencia before we walked to the train station. I, Nina, had prepared this trip a little bit and prebooked the train tickets (as prebooked tickets are much cheaper), but I realised that I did not do my homework properly. By arriving at the train station (20 minutes before the departure of the train) we realised that Valencia actually has 2 train stations! What a shock. We hurried out to the taxi stand and asked a random taxi driver. The man was so very friendly and told us, that the other station is just a 5 minute-walk away. He pointed us the direction and said, it will be cheaper ... read more

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