Weather: sunny till 4pm then intermittent showers 18º C Got back on the hop-on/hop-off bus to go to “the Rambla”. It is a promenade consisting of market stalls (on the weekend only we think), flower stalls, restaurants and street performers. The promenade had bricks laid in a very unusual design that played with your head and made you think you were walking on an undulating surface when in fact it was not. From there it was back on the bus to...

BARCELONA… BARCELONA Weather: wet and then sunny 20º C Yep, you guessed it, we had rain today – more about that later. There are 2 hop-on/hop-off bus companies here (red and blue). We chose the blue company which has 3 routes – blue, red and green. Having paid the deposit (the hotels commission we think) on a discounted 2-day pass at the hotel we had a 20 minute walk to the nearest bus stop. Just as we got on the bus the skies opened...

Weather: sunny 27º C Mileage: 330 Km; Total 2,670 kms Not much to tell about today. Hit the road to Barcelona avoiding the toll roads as usual and what did we strike – truck after truck after truck – on both sides of the road. It was one lane each way and not one passing lane for the first 150 kms after which it was a 2 lane divided highway. Probably averaged 70 kmph in a 90 zone so what else is there to do but look at the scenery and there ...

Weather: sunny 26º C with some light showers after 4pm Firstly we must thank Bruce’s aunt and uncle in Auckland for suggesting that we come to Zaragoza. It does not seem to be high on the list of many travel guide books but is certainly worth the visit. Unfortunately for us the timing was not as good as it could have been with the hop on/hop off bus only operating on weekends and a number of attractions closed. Today we spent time in the Plaza del ...

Weather: sunny with some cloud, 27º C Mileage: 210 Km; Total 2,340 kms Off to Zaragoza but did not want to do it on a motorway. First stop was a short trip in the opposite direction to the very small village of Alzuza and the Oteiza Museum. Jorge Oteiza was not only an influential Basque sculptor but also a main influencer of Basque modern art. The museum had over 1,500 sculptures and many experimental pieces, drawings and collages. The museum cons...