The Mistral of Provence
Walking to the Arles train station along the Rhone river walkway this morning, I was wearing my backpack and dragging my suitcase behind me.
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Arles – Romans in Provence
We arrived in Arles, France on October 31, Halloween. The sun was shining on the Rhone as we walked from the train station to our AirBnb apartment. Here is what awaited us. If you look closely, you’ll see my boots in the lower left hand corner of this photo. These are the cut-stone stairs…
Avignon, France – site of the Palais des Papes
Avignon was a very pleasant surprise. The cathedral and Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) was amazing and the medieval village, Villenueve, was really something. Plaza near our AirBnb room Another eco planted wall like the one in Madrid and the one in Tacoma. Of course, it is waning because it is Fall. The…
Perpignan, France just across the border from Figueres
It was a rather short ride to Perpignan and our accommodation was more on the rustic side, but very clean and well cared for. The city was delightful for walking, once we found our way around. My favorites were the canal and the Castillet. The Castillet – the entrance to the city through the old…
Figueres, Spain
Here we are in Figueres, after a 4.5 hour high-speed train ride through Spain. [We thought we would at least catch a glimpse of Barcelona’s iconic architecture as we entered and left the train station. But, no, the Barcelona station is entirely underground. All we saw were suburbs and the black night of tunnels. Darn…
Madrid in all its glory
Laundry started, we headed for Reina Sofia this morning, eager to see everything. There was only one snag, the museum is closed on Tuesdays. It seems that you can do lots of research and miss some rather crucial bits. We were SO disappointed, but this last museum on our Paseo de la Arte pass can…
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