Arles, France

Today we took to the streets and hiked around the town. First thing we went through was the market downtown. I wish we had markets like this at home, the best vegetables, fish and displays of food. They also had a K-Mart section in case you needed shoes, dresses and housewares.





We then bought a pass which let us into several museums and tours around the city.

(Internet is really slow tonight, but here are a few pictures from the day, I'll add more tomorrow) If you want the display larger, click on it.


Did I tell you we have had nothing but warm temperatures and blue skies?



Our hotel from just across the street at the theater.

Bon Jour

Je suis fatigué.

And that's all my french for today. We hopped on the train at 8:30 this morning and after a couple transfers we arrived in Arles at 5 pm. At Montpellier we had to wait an hour and a half for the next train so we stopped in for a drink.



We will head out now to explore the town before dark and find a nice little spot to have dinner.

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Just outside our hotel.

Last Day in Barcelona, how can that be......

...... we just got here. Tomorrow we catch the train at 8:30 am for Arles, France and hope to arrive there early afternoon.


Today we took the third bus tour of Barcelona, getting off to view the spectacular Sagrada Familia, which is a work in progress that started in 1883 and stopped when Antoni Gaudi was killed by a trolley car. Work resumed on this church again in the 1950's and they project it will be done by 2017.



Pictures from yesterday and todays bus tour:




We stopped for lunch and a look through the market today:


Last night Laurie checked out Louis V for you Leah:


Stopping for a rest:


Later tonight we will go out for tapas and enjoy another stroll through the streets.

How to do Barcelona in Two Days!!

Well after being delayed a day by the volcano in Iceland. (How do you say the name, "I-forgot-your-yogurt"). We now have a total of two full days to see and experience Barcelona. The best thing to do is hop on the city bus tour, there are three areas to view and we were able to complete two of them today. Here is a sample of what we experienced:

(If you click on the slide show below, you should be able to view the pictures in a larger format)

We made it to London

Its 4:30 am, we are waiting in the airport for our connection to Barcelona. I'm tired, Laurie is tired and so are Bev and Kathy. Will write more later, love to all.