An email dropping into our inbox from an old friend who we’ve not seen for a long time, saying ‘Hey where going in be in Barcelona. Do you want to meet up?’

Replied with OK.

We booked a flight, packed our bags. (As per normal we packed way to much!) and went.

The plan was to meet up and spend a few days in Barcelona. After Barry and Theresa fly home, we hire a car and head north. We decided to drive from Barcelona to Cedaques and work our way back to Barcelona. Equipped with a map, a smartphone with lots of data, we found hotels and apartments to stay in over night along the way.

A rough map of our journey

The path to the The Arc de Triomf. The  Arco de Triunfo in spanish, is a triumphal arch in the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It was built, by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas, as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona. Spot the Canadians.  Hellooooo! That child looks way too big for that buggy.  Spot the Secret Agent. That is him! Alleyes looking up at Gaudi’s work.   not very subtle secret agents. A typical Barcelona new street   Bikes……………….. Mango people!  Check out Mango Man.  A  refreshing modern idea!  Another Gaudi ………….  Gaudi;s left over tiles used on the street apparently. Nice- I think? But I wouldn’t like them myself. A person who was not wearing black ……………and a green back pack.  A crazy woman suffering from the effects of alcohol no doubt?  Tacky Art for tourists with no taste. When worlds collide………. Bubble mania when small things amuse……………..

Cadaques is an amazing town, before modern tourists discovered the town it was a sleepy fishing port.  Cadaques sits on the coast on the Cap de Creus peninsula, near Cap de Creus cape, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean. You can be there in two and half hour drive from Barcelona. The town was mostly closed in November but we found a hotel that was open perched on the hill side, offering fantastic views of the bay.

Salvador Dalí often visited Cadaqués in his childhood, and later kept a home in Port Lligat, a small village on a bay next to the town.

View of Roses before the descent into Cadaquas

Our hotel room had an interesting bookshelf

View of the bay

A great place to sit and drink a glass of wine

Also here too.

Leaving the hotel to explore the town

The storm water is getting higher.

November 2016

A Boat that would probably sink! We had to drive for an hour along 6 Kms for dirt road to get here.  There was a hotel and rooms but they were all deserted bar a few workmen and some dogs. 

Our room was the one with the top left window. You can see the wall of the terrace above.  The kitchen worktop used to be a vice grip and a work bench.Now used as a towel holder.  Our dining table on the rooftop terrace was very romantic.  A lovely evening by the fire with Rioja and candlelight.  Looks so cosy.A great vie of the roof tops.  A cute light switch made from wood to match the room.

 This is a  variety or Koursa Dogwood tree.

The balcony overlooking Las Ramblas Barcelona with a great view of the action below.   We were treated to an amazing downpour with thunder too. 

That is the balcony and lovely doors to the suite we had.  Hello down there!  Street level view of Las Ramblas in BarcelonaChilling out and people watching people in the street below. It was so warm too – in November!  Nighttime street view of Las Ramblas. Very pretty!