John & Lorraine's Adventures: November 2015

Sunday, 29 November 2015

Bikes Meet Lamp Post!

Broken bike as a result of a random lamp post!

I was busy watching the clowns roaring down the dirt road as I backed the camper out and a lamppost jumped out behind me and the bikes took the impact. Plus the the bike rack and a hole in the back of the camper! I don't do things by halves!!! All in a day's work for a Motorhome Chauffeur.....

Mr "Fix It" on the job

Broken bits on board

John on his way to the bike shop for repairs and new parts

Aranjeuz

This is the town we are staying at during our visit to Madrid. We went into this lovely town yesterday to visit the Royal Palace and look around. We also came across hot air balloons!!

Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Royal Palace

Friday, 27 November 2015

Barcelona to Madrid

Arrived in Madrid this afternoon after 2 days traveling from Barcelona. Here's some pics from our 3 amazing days in Barcelona. I love this city and it's no wonder it's the 4th most visited city in Europe.

Barcelona Port Vell

Barcelona- Port Vell

First piece of Guadi's work - a lamp post

La Sagrada Familia

This was absolutely amazing! We spent 2-3 hours and could

have been longer. So much architectural detail and amazing

finishes. Still won't completed until 2020

Inside Sagrada Familia - probably one of the most
amazing things I have seen in Europe!
Antoine Gaudi was a genius!

Wow - an architect truly ahead of his time

La Sagrada Familia

Seafood paella

Monday, 23 November 2015

Snow!

Our first sighting of snow .... No wonder it was cold last night!

Travelers Update!

A wee snippet of our last week, lost in travel and beauty of the Mediterranean coast from Italy, through to the South of France. Spain bound today, to follow the sun.

Imperia

We came across an olive oil festival,
free samples of cheeses
(as shown above), oil, olives,
salami and wine

Bike ride along the coast line,
Diano Marina to Imperia

Monte Carlo, Monaco - view from the palace

Monte Carlo

Porte-Vendres

Port-Vendres (Catalan: Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in south west France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants - Wikipedia.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Last Few Days in Italy

We couldn't leave Italy without checking out Pisa and Cinque Terre!! Just beautiful. We have a few more days in Italy. We are currently on the Italian Riviera before heading for Spain. We think we drove 101 tunnels to get here!

Pisa

Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre

Vernaazza, Cinque Terre

Vernazza, Cinque Terre

Riomaggiore

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Tuscany

The Province of Medieval Italy, Chianti, a little white wine called Vernaccia, Porchetta, Pancetta & Olive Oil. No wonder this a favourite tourist destination point. Such beauty of rolling hill countrysides, vineyards and fine food.

Sienna, Piazza del Campo

Piazza del Campo

Spot the joker!

Sienna Duomo

Streets of San Gimignano

Tuscany

Castro Pietrao - we camped outside this castle
last night with a wee Chianti 🍷

Vineyards as far as the eye can see

Rome

We were fortunate enough to have 3 more days in this beautiful city before leaving there today for Siena. Fabulous weather, sights and memories!

Piazza Navonna - Fountain of the
four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk,
in the middle of Piazza Navonna.

Trevi Fountain, looking stunning after just
being reopened!

Legend holds that in 19 BC thirsty Roman soldiers were guided by a young girl to a source of pure water thirteen kilometers from the city of Rome. The discovery of the source led Augustus to commission the construction of a twenty-two kilometer aqueduct leading into the city, which was named Aqua Virgo, or Virgin Waters, in honor of the legendary young girl. The aqueduct served the hot Baths of Agrippa, and Rome, for over four hundred years. Wikipedia