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World Trip · Chapter Two

Spain

Madrid to Barcelona, the long way around.

We went south to Granada, north to San Sebastián, then hired a car and followed the coast to Barcelona, with a quick detour into France.

Madrid → San Sebastián → Barcelona
12 Dispatches  ·  Jun 2012
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01
Madrid13 Jun 2012

Madrid: La Capital De España

02
Granada16 Jun 2012

Camera Fatigue in Granada

Good hills session in Granada in scorching 36 degrees celsius but no other photos to post thanks to a bout of camera fatigue. The camera didn't venture out of the hotel room until our departure. It can be liberating without the camera.

Camera weight breakdown:

Nikon D300 body (excluding battery and strap) -- 825g;

Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 -- 751g;

Total weight -- 1.576kg.

Siestas popular here which makes perfect sense once you experience the temperatures here combined with the wonderfully late sunsets which are slowly replaced by long lasting dusky, dark blue skies lasting deep into the evening.

03
San Sebastián19 Jun 2012

San Sebastian: La Ciudad de Pintxos

Best way to explore a place is to ‘run it’.
Great tapas at Atari Gastroteka.
The end of the line at Peine del Viento.
Vertical rock striations at Peine del Viento.
Heading home
Gorgeous Jen
On the boardwalk
Play time
04
Catalonia20 Jun 2012

El Mejor Pueblo

Este pueblo es increible.
Nuestra habitacion (Pension Portola) con Jenna está durmiendo.
Las montañas.
La mejor paella de España. It may not look it, but it is.
05
Catalonia21 Jun 2012

Tranquilo Chicos

Peaceful, Tranquil, Serene, Relaxed - all those types of words
06
Costa Brava22 Jun 2012

Costa Brava (Sa Riera)

Incredible, rugged coastal walk, which just so happened to include many nudist beaches.
The paved part of the coastal walk along with the trusty Garmin logging kms.
La playa es perfecta and well deserved after our walk.
07
Barcelona23 Jun 2012

Capoeira in Barcelona: Inspirational Power, Strength and Flexibility

08
Barcelona23 Jun 2012

Welcome to Barcelona

Arriving in Barcelona (La Rambla). Jen with her trusty transformer roller-bag / backpack (aka “Preggers”) and me with the tried-and-test Mac Pac. This street is like a 24-hour City to Surf, swarming with people. Best travel advice: never eat on the main drag, always venture back a bare minimum of one street in search of better, local places. In a Bondi Beach context, it’s the difference between spending your holiday on Campbell Pde versus Hall St.
Bike tour in Barcelona. Average speed 4.7km/h (including stops and lunch).
Training for Le Tour.
La Sagrada Familia – still under construction and expected to be so until the 2040s. Source of funding for construction = average 4,000 visitors/day x 15 Euros = 60,000 Euros/day.
Enjoying the bars.
09
Barcelona24 Jun 2012

AUD/EUR

So far, so good.
10
Barcelona24 Jun 2012

Mercat Boqueria in Barcelona

Jamon everywhere.
Yum.
11
Barcelona24 Jun 2012

Vegetarians: Enter Spain at Your Own Risk - This is the Land of Carne

Despite legs of jamon everywhere you look, we were very, very lucky to find a healthy, fresh vegetarian restaurant today.

12
Barcelona25 Jun 2012

La Playa de Barcelona

Barcelona Beachiness
La playa
Gym
Lunch
Busy
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