Short Spanish trips, Sun, 23 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Sea
in Europe, Spain
Our first stop to the day is Cadaqués, a beautiful seaside village that is quite touristy, but very charming. Very unlike Empuriabrava – it’s all hills and little streets, a cute small harbour, a few small beaches. We failed to …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 22 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Sea
in Europe, Spain
After Figures, we wanted to had to the beach, but decided to visit a seaside town that looked really interesting in the map. Empuriabrava just like like a ribcage of canals. Turns out, it’s a town made up of interchangeable …
Short Spanish trips, Wed, 19 Aug 20
Simon
at a Castle
in Europe, Spain
I set of four a couple days of work from the van. I didn’t set out until early afternoon, as I had a couple important calls in the morning. I headed South of Barcelona, but my intended destination, Coca Vermella, …
Short Spanish trips, Sun, 16 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Cenral MarketForumForumTheatreCircusCircusAmphitheatre The Baron is just small enough to fit into the underground car parks, but sometimes it is really ‘just’. This time, poor Baron got his back scratched a little, and was not happy. Parked, we moved to town …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 15 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City
in Europe, Spain
On our way from the Poblet Monastery to Tarragona we popped in to Montblanc, a picturesque town with largely intact medieval walls. Naturally, grown way beyond those walls since, but didn’t demolish them – they’re either free standing, or made …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 15 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
We started the trip quite late, following a Polish drinking party the previous night. Too much alcohol we brought from Poland, needed to go. So we only really left after noon. Luckily, the Poblet Monastery only opens at 3pm for …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 01 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Temple
in Europe, Spain
1 August 2020 Santa Cecilia monasteryThe Monstrosity of MontserratThe Monastery of MontserratThe miraculous figureErmita de Sant BenetSant JeroniSant JeroniSant JeroniGoat! The day didn’t start well. When we finally left Barca, it was not in the best moods. It’s good we …
The long return, Fri, 03 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Museum, UNESCO site
in Europe, France
Last night we drove as far as we could and ended up crossing the French border at dusk. Jemma played Edith Piaf as loud as possible, of course. We said goodbye to motorways, and soon found a nice quiet parking …
The long return, Wed, 01 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City
in Europe, Germany
From Köningstein we drove off to Meissen, to see the famous porcellain manufactury. It was all we were hoping and fearing: super interesting workshops about the porcelain making history and technique, and some horrible porcellain. Why, oh why did porcellain …
The long return, Wed, 01 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle
in Europe, Germany
We set off from Bastei and headed towards Köningstein Festung. We could see the fortress on top of another table mountain from the Bastei bridge and were super excited to visit. The views for the drive there were really incredible, …
The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, Lake, Mountain, Park
in Europe, Germany
Sächsische Schweiz is a huge, beautiful park encompassing some table mountains at the River Elbe Valley, full of fantastic rock formations and stunning sights. We arrived in mid-afternoon, parked and went to the first of the many attractions the park …
The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, Park, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany
At about 8pm, we walked back to the van and headed towards our next stop: Bautzen. Enroute, we decided to check out another UNESCO site: Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft. This is a nature reserve, with beautiful lakes. We pulled …
The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple
in Europe, Germany, Poland
After spending a couple of hours wandering around the Muskauer Park, we jumped back in the van and headed to our next destination: Görlitz. This is a really interesting place, again on the border with Poland. It is adjacent to …
The long return, Mon, 29 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, Park, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany, Poland
Muskauer Park is a really beautiful spot. It’s over 700 ha and is partly in Germany, partly in Poland. The palace was owned by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who was a 19th c. dandy who travelled the world and got …
The long return, Sun, 28 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a River, Transit
in Europe, Poland
We left Simon’s parents’ house about 7.30pm and started our journey towards the German border, with a quick stop by his Grandparents’ house to pick up a new plant – happy to have another travel companion for this journey. The …
The long return, Sun, 07 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, France
Randomly saw a sign for Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut on the way! Crazy lucky, we didn’t even think we’ll be stopping anywhere on the way, but this just had to be done! But alas, when we arrived, the …
The long return, Sat, 06 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Transit
in Europe, France
26 hours of driving over 41 hours? Check. Getting through three borders during the pandemic closures? Check. Getting ‘married’ on the border to enter the country? Sure, why not! The pictures are from a few locations on the way, the …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 07 Mar 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Ruins/Excavation
in Europe, Spain
Lived here!, Sat, 01 Feb 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Park, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Got there – Never again!New Home!OK, really new homeSanta EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaScrap bookshelfCarnival!Carnival!The Last BirthdaySun in lockdownWork in lockdownShopping in lockdownPartying in lockdownPartying in lockdownFestivals in lockdownDining in lockdownCamping anniversary in lockdownFIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST …
Short UK trips, Sun, 12 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
