It's been a busy few days. I've had 2 nights in Madrid which was just another city with some interesting highlights. There were a number of cutout billboards of black bulls about 3-4 metres high dotted around the countryside. While in Madrid I did an optional tour to Toledo which used to be Spain's capital. That place is awesome! Old & special, definitely interesting, the streets are so narrow many do not allow cars. They were preparing the town for Corpus Christi with bunting, flags, even a canopy over the streets the Monstrance will be paraded along, can't have birds crapping on it, or on the people. I'd love to go back there for longer. I even had lunch with an Italian man from Brooklyn, mainly 'cos he had a spare seat at his table, lol. Nice hotel, had heated towel rails which we all utilised to dry our washing. Got to take what chances appear, washing is haphazard.
Next was Barcelona, another city but with Gaudi! The main reason I wanted to come to Spain was to see the Gaudi architecture. It was everything special I expected. Fantastic! The Sagrada Familia Cathedral is amazing, still building after about 100 years, about 30 years to go. Gaudi died in 1926! When the others went on an optional tour in the arvo, I went to Parc Guell, a Gaudi designed park which was intended to be a 60 house residential/park estate though only one house was ever built. Gaudi lived in it for some years & now it's a mini museum, interesting. The park was great with so many features in Gaudi's unique style, again loved it! The hotel in Barcelona was average/nice but the wifi was hopeless in my room & when I tried the PC in the lobby, the Internet kept dropping out. Even on my cell, Gmail cut off! So that why it's been a few days.
Adios
Bon jour,
Now I'm back in France in that famous city, Cannes! The film festival finished a few days ago but there are still lots of people here, even the red carpet is still on the ground, lol. Unless the weather is warmer tomorrow I don't think I'll be swimming in the Mediterranean Sea though. There's a laundromat down the street from the hotel, bonus! Tomorrow is the Fragonard Perfumery, the laundromat, then down to the Med for a walk. This is the first hotel with a pool, almost warm!
This trip is definitely a trip!
Au revior
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