Sanremo to Nimes
For Sanremo I just want to acknowledge the most amazing veal marsala I've ever tasted in my life! Thanks to the restaurant Vela d'oro for such an amazing culinary experience!
For Sanremo I just want to acknowledge the most amazing veal marsala I've ever tasted in my life! Thanks to the restaurant Vela d'oro for such an amazing culinary experience!
We crossed the border of Italy into Monaco and France. I must admit that driving through Italy is a most exasperating experience. France was a huge improvement!
On our way to Nimes we drove by Monaco and a beautiful medieval town called Ezê. We took a little walk around Ezê and found a wonderful garden.
On our way to Nimes we drove by Monaco and a beautiful medieval town called Ezê. We took a little walk around Ezê and found a wonderful garden.
Nimes is a small medieval town in the south of France and has a huge Amphitheater (looks like the roman colosseum) where they still host bull fights to the death. It is really sad that this tradition still takes place nowadays, basically just to publicly kill an animal.
We are not comfortable with the French language so it's difficult even to get the simplest things...
Barcelona to Valencia
We reached Barcelona and immediately felt different, Spain and Cataluña have a different vibe, of course, the amount of people doubled in seconds once we left the south of France and yet it felt local.
We reached Barcelona and immediately felt different, Spain and Cataluña have a different vibe, of course, the amount of people doubled in seconds once we left the south of France and yet it felt local.
I am a fan of Antoni Gaudi's work and have been bugging Riggs for quite some time to go there, to experience this architectural style. Nothing could prepare you for it. No matter how many books or pictures you've seen. It is breathtaking, absolutely and without a doubt he was a genius, a second Leonardo, a Renaissance man. Something extraordinary.
Gaudi studies of nature, his passion for maths and the golden number or proportions gave his work such a natural chaos that it works no matter how you see it.
This is not an architecture to create cookie cutter mass production. This is not an efficient way of construction but oh my god, this is an architecture to shake your preconceptions of anything.
I was deeply moved to enter the Sagrada Familia, I felt overwhelmed by amazement and could not stop my tears from falling or my heart from beating so fast. He was a genius. And all his followers are in the most important quest of finishing this masterpiece, and they are doing a fabulous job.
Park Güell and casa Mila where the other two monuments we stopped by. If you find your way here remember it is worth it. Experience the park in the early morning to get a less crowded version of it, but don't get overwhelmed by the tourists, take a deep breath.
Gaudi studies of nature, his passion for maths and the golden number or proportions gave his work such a natural chaos that it works no matter how you see it.
This is not an architecture to create cookie cutter mass production. This is not an efficient way of construction but oh my god, this is an architecture to shake your preconceptions of anything.
I was deeply moved to enter the Sagrada Familia, I felt overwhelmed by amazement and could not stop my tears from falling or my heart from beating so fast. He was a genius. And all his followers are in the most important quest of finishing this masterpiece, and they are doing a fabulous job.
Park Güell and casa Mila where the other two monuments we stopped by. If you find your way here remember it is worth it. Experience the park in the early morning to get a less crowded version of it, but don't get overwhelmed by the tourists, take a deep breath.
You'll get your picture, and even if you don't, remember there are professional pictures and books about it everywhere! Go there by your own pace. All the tourists are just there with a ticking clock and that's your advantage.
One morning we took a break from Catalan culture to ride a balloon!
I took the opportunity to get together with Anna, another ex-p&ger who took me on a private tour of Cataluña and it's fabulous food! Thank you again Anna for your time and passion for history!
Now to Valencia!
I'll make this sweet and short! We had a cooking lesson of paella a la valenciana! I completely recommend doing this tour as they go deeper on the history of the paella. They take you to the market and teach you how to select your ingredients and so much more! The paella was excellent and we cannot wait to repeat this with friends!
I'll make this sweet and short! We had a cooking lesson of paella a la valenciana! I completely recommend doing this tour as they go deeper on the history of the paella. They take you to the market and teach you how to select your ingredients and so much more! The paella was excellent and we cannot wait to repeat this with friends!
Next stop... Madrid!
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