Barcelona, Spain - 4th April 2013
By: SiniS
Hi mom!
Today we went out for a walk and we found some interesting places during our walk.
This is “Plaça Jardins d’Elx”, where a Lady of Elche’s bust is situated.
And in the same square there’s “Parroquia de Crist Rei” a parish started built in 1924.
We continued walking and we found another church, but this is a quite strange church, “Iglèsia de Sant Joan Bosco”, inaugurated in 1974. When hostmom was a child, she thought it was a very big slide and she always wanted to slide for it. Poor hostmom!!!
In “Carrer Aragó” (Aragon Street), we found a sculpture dedicated to article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Later, we saw “La Farinera del Clot”, a cultural center situated in an old flour fabric in 1852.
And finally, we arrived to “Les Glòries” where we saw “Torre Agbar”, a tower which is the see of the water company of Barcelona (AGBAR = AGuas de BARcelona). At night it’s illuminated by thousands of colored lights.
It has been an interesting walk!
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Posted Apr 14, 2013, 2:28 pm Last edited Apr 16, 2013, 12:28 pm by SiniS
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Barcelona, Spain - 23rd April 2013
By: SiniS
Hi mom!
Today is “Sant Jordi” (Saint George) and here in Catalonia is celebrated as lovers’ day and as books and roses day. It’s very typical to present a book to men and roses to women. And it’s so typical too to find a lot of little shops in the streets selling books and roses.
Here you can see me in front of one of these shops near home:
We have bought a book for hostdad about Barcelona and a rose for mom
And as surprise, we have eat a “Sant Jordi”’s cake, it’s delicious!!!
Feliç Sant Jordi!!!
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Posted May 24, 2013, 8:08 pm
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Viladrau, Spain - 1st May 2013
By: SiniS
Hi mom!!!
Today we went to Viladrau!!! A little village very known for its mineral water and because a very famous brigand lived there: Serrallonga. It is situated beneath the massifs of the Guilleries and the Montseny, that’s the reason we saw so many green around us.
We arrived at the hotel, “Hostal La Glòria”.
And then, after leave all the bags and other things in our room, we went out for a walk. We asked about some routes and the people of the hotel gave us a map with a route named “El camí dels ponts perduts” (The lost bridges route) and who got lost were us! It was very funny And we discovered some beautiful places.
First, we found “La Font dels Enamorats”, (Lover’s fountain).
And soon, we found “La font de l’Oreneta” (Swallow’s fountain).
In our way, we found “La Riera Major”. This is one of its beautiful little waterfalls:
…And some meters later…
Then we arrived at “Mas els Molins”, an enormous house with a sun clock (although it’s a bit difficult to see the sun clock…)
And near there, in a path beside a field, we met catalan donkeys!!! They’re so beautiful, friendly and lovely!!!
We continued our walk and saw a big old tree.
Then, was when we got lost… We were a bit busy trying to find the way back to hotel… And we got it! We arrived at Viladrau again, (well, we were in Viladrau, I mean at the village). And we saw the city council…
… and “Capella de la Pietat”. It’s a chapel dated on 1603 and presided by Mare de Déu dels Dolors. At right of the photo, you can see Sant Domènech Savio, the youngest no martyr saint of the Catholic Church who wears jacket and bowtie. It’s curious…
Ufff!!! Finally we arrived at the hotel, we were so tired!!!! But it was a wonderful day Good night!!!
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Posted Jun 8, 2013, 10:21 pm Last edited Jun 8, 2013, 10:22 pm by SiniS
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Aurland, Norway - 24th May 2013
By: Dr.Kröbner
hello mum,
now we continued our Holiday-tour by drove the new build Atlantic-
Highway who followed the atlanticcoast from Kristiansund westward
from island to island. Great views and crazy bridges..J. Today the
weather wasn´t so fine but we sat dry and have good windscreen
wipers.
After passing Molde and sailed with ferrys we passed Andernes
toward the Trollstiegen and Geiranger. Suddenly a boom with the
sign: “ STENGT”. What a pity!!
The best we could do, was making pictures in front of a very special
traffic sign and returned til Andernes.
At touristinformation we get the information, the Trollstiegen will
open tomorrow morning. To waste the time, we went to the habour
to look nice boats and made a trip into the viewy Romsdal.
We gaze at some waterfalls and rapids (Andrea still
forbid the riverrafting) and the Trollveggen (Troll wall) the highest
vertical cliff in Europe. At evening we campt on the way toward
Trollstiegen.
Next morning we scaled the road with lots of switchback to a level of
over 1000m above sea level. We followed the smal road covered by
clouds and suddenly we came to a canyon and looked down on an
other Fjord: Geiranger we stoped to take pictures (the lookouts from
the car is much more comfortable, warm and dry) and followed the
road with countless switchbacks to the bottom of the fjord.
After short stop at touristinfo by reason fo closed roads we
continued our way to Sognefjord. But at first we had to cross the
sognefjell, the highest montain pass in Norway. At 1000m above
sealevel the temperature fell unter 0° and it start snowing. We
made a break and took pictuers with 10cm fresh-fallen snow… crazy
We continued our way by mass of snow and a few
kilometer later we are back on sealevel.
We passed an other ferry,
drove into a tunnel, into a rotary traffic into an other tunnel…… but
this tunnel would not end!!!! Suddenly, in the tunnel, the light turns
blue!! We entered a big hall with a parkingplace, here in the
underground. Than it went dark and we are back in the tube again.
Lots of kilometer later the same situation: Light turns blue, big hall,
tube again…. And the same will followed a third time. After near
20min. driving underground we saw a light at the end of this
spectaculary building and it realy was daylight. We are back on the
surface again. This was the longest highwaytunnel of the world:
24509 m long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A6rdal_Tunnel
by the way..Andrea has claustrophobia.....she could not took a nice
picture in the tunnel , only this blurry one
After this adventure we climbed up the next smal road to stay for
the night at an other lookout point far over Aurland.
thats all for today
kisses from
Rocky
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Posted May 30, 2013, 5:12 pm
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Onarheim, Norway - 29th May 2013
By: Dr.Kröbner
Hello my mummy,
Today: Lazzing at a sunny afternoon again.
Rocky
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Posted Jun 21, 2013, 9:53 am Last edited Jun 21, 2013, 9:56 am by Dr.Kröbner
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