London: The Flower and Plant Stalls of Columbia Road
Today is our last full day in London. We sleep in, then linger over the Sunday Times and coffee. Much to our surprise, we find an article by Barbara Amiel, our own Lady Black. We ask Neil if the Blacks have been “rehabilitated”...
Ahhhhhh, The Wonders of Travel.
Monday, August 23rd, 2004: Noventa di Piave, Italy N 45 E 012 Trieste Airport to Noventa di Piave: 87 kilometres Venezia beckons us and we arrive back in Trieste with not a whole lot of help from Ryanair other than the actual...
A Stop Over in Languedoc-Roussillon
Tuesday, August 31st, 2004: St Jean de la blaquiere, France Languedoc-Roussillon N 43 E 003 Nice to St. Jean de la Blaquiere: 396 kilometres Barcelona is a longer drive than we had expected and before we leave Nice we decide to...
Our Little ‘Chateaux’ in St. Fréchoux
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004: St Jean de la blaquiere, France We set out around 11 this morning to run some errands in the closest “big” town of Clermont l’Herault about a 10 minute drive away. The market is on today and there...
Just Hours in and We Love Barcelona Already
Saturday, September 4th, 2004: Barcelona, Spain N 41 E 002 St. Jean de la blaquiere to Barcelona: 353 kilometers Spain welcomes us in the early afternoon as we drive south and cross the border, past the Costa Brava and into...
In Barcelona, On a Sunday
Sunday, September 5th, 2004: Barcelona, Spain We sleep late, as apparently everyone does here in Barcelona, at least on Sunday. We head to the big wide boulevards to find a cup of coffee and a brioche. We thought the price of...
Welcome to Madrid!
Tuesday, September 7th, 2004: Madrid, Spain N 40 W 003 Barcelona to Madrid: 658 kilometres Madrid is an interesting curiosity: rising out of a dry, brown plateau, the city welcomes its driving visitors first with urban sprawl,...
Lazy Food Compromising in Sevilla, Spain.
Monday, September 13th, 2004: Sevilla, Spain N 37 W 005 Cordoba to Sevilla: 138 kilometres Today we have an easy drive. We sleep in, and head out just before noon. Shortly after 1 we are driving down Avenida Kansas City, the main...
Sevilla: A Beautiful, Lush City Full of Fan Palms, Cafés and Historic Monuments
Tuesday, September 14th, 2004: Sevilla, Spain We enjoy the luxury of a 4 star hotel for a change. Purists would have our heads on a platter as we consider by-passing Sevilla altogether for the privilege of just vegging and...
A 2 Day Drive to Vacation from Vacation
Friday, September 17th, 2004: Valencia, Spain N 39 W 000 Granada to Valencia: 567 kilometres The Costa Brava is north of Barcelona on the Mediterranean, and today we begin 2 days of driving, stopping in Valencia for the night...