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I like Barcelona, it just doesn´t like me back, yet.

I guess you could say that I´m going through culture shock. There, I said it. And here´s the kicker: everyone has all this advice to give and I can´t use any of it. I already AM doing what I can to chill out and just let things happen; to just do things that interest me; to relax and not stress...

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achavero on October 9, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Amanda in Barcelona

Leaving Spain

Our 3 weeks are up, and it's time to head home. We had one last breakfast at the Cafe Iruna, then Jason and Helen drove us to Vitoria to catch our RyanJet flight to London. RyanJet is definitely a bare-bones airline. The seats are one step up from a city bus, in that they were separate...

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DRKester on October 7, 2007 from Vitoria, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Barcelona touring day 2

We started our second day with a tour of Casa Mila, a strangely designed apartment building designed by Gaudi. We took an elevator up to the attic room, where there were displays of Gaudi's works. The room had multiple arches of varying sizes. His inspiration was an upside-down version of...

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DRKester on October 2, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Barcelona touring day 1

We took the train to Barcelona on Sunday, then checked into a very modern 4-star hotel. We started our touring on Monday with a walk to the Sagrada Familia, where we had breakfast at a cafe across the street. After breakfast, we took the Metro to the old city, and toured the cathedral and...

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DRKester on October 1, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Fietspad 2007

Viaje por Belgica y Holanda en Agosto de 2007

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Rutasporalcazar on September 29, 2007 from Alcazar de San Juan, Spain

from the travel blog: Fietspad 2007

Drive back to Pamplona

We bought pastries and coffee from a small bakery, and took them back to our hotel room to have a smoke-free meal. We drove to Irun, and up a road along the river. At one point we drove into France, just to do it, and because our car rental place said we couldn't. The drive up the...

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DRKester on September 27, 2007 from Berrobi, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

San Juan de Gaztelugho

We drove to San Juan de Gaztelugach and to the Faro de Machichaco. This is a church built on a rock island offshore, with a stone walkway across the water. We found a huge parking area and walked down, only to discover that there was a road all the way down. So, we asked a local for a...

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DRKester on September 26, 2007 from Faro de Machichaco, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Atlantic coast

We drove to Bilbao, and then went out along the Atlantic coast through many fishing villages and surf towns. We had lunch in Bakio along the water. We stayed in a beautiful hotel on top of the hill overlooking the inlet between Mundaka and Laido beach. This is a great surfing area, although...

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DRKester on September 25, 2007 from Mundaka, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Picos de Europa

We drove through Santander and up the coast towards the Picos de Europa. First stop was an outlook high on a hill overlooking both the ocean and the Picos de Europa. Then we drove on south into the Picos. One of the small towns on the way, Cano, was having a Festival that blocked the...

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DRKester on September 24, 2007 from Cangas de Onis, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

Driving out of town

When we got up this morning, there were hundreds of people with bicycles in the square. Around 9:00, they all took off. Later we rented a car and drove to Onati, a small town north of Vitoria. We walked around the town and had lunch with Jason and Helen. There also was some sort of bicycle...

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DRKester on September 23, 2007 from Onate, Spain

from the travel blog: Spain 2007

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