Beaches,sun and castles in Spain

Another week,another location. This week we are in Barcelona so you can expect a lot of Gaudi photos as we will be walking our socks off to see the sights. But before then we spent a week on the Costa Brava at a little Spanish town called Begur.
Begur is central to all the little costal villages in the region and during the summer season a shuttle bus runs to get you back up the hill from the coast to the town.

So we left our lovely town of St Siffret and the pleasures of our hosts doggy, rusty.



He reminded me so much of Bruce. He's looking up as there were other terraces above ours and one had a cat. Rusty hates cats! Or maybe secretly loves them,but he would just about walk into things cause his eyes were watching for that cat.

From France we headed south to cross into Spain. This was our first use of the toll ways and we don't speak nor read any other languages but with a bit of stress, following the leader and sheer luck we got through. Phew!

Fortunately Nick had had the foresight to print off colour photos from google maps of our accommodation and on arriving in Begur it looked just like the photo. Amazing!
We had a three bedroom apartment right in the middle of town. The views were of the distant Pyrenees and the bustling streets.






We most often enjoyed breakfast on our little terrace.



Then there is the town itself, a mixture of Spanish,Cuban and French. They speak Catalan in Begur and are very proud of it.






We walked to the top of the castle in Begur for some lovely views of the coast and the town.






I only have a few photos from the beaches as I had a camera malfunction. Actually not the camera the SD card. NEVER buy dick smith cards! It took photos then spontaneously re formatted, wiping photos with it. Luckily it was in the little compact camera so not too much lost but Not Happy!
We spent time on the pebbly beaches which were an experience, and the water was warm. The beaches are busy and crammed but it was fun,as was sitting in a cafe nearby drinking Sangria.



And time by the pool with a castle to watch.



And then there were the sunsets.






Begur was a chance to relax and recharge the batteries before the bustle of Barcelona and the weeks to come, where we have quite a bit planned.
This week will also include a trip a few hours away, by train, to see the Vuelta whizz by! (Cycle race).
Till then, Uke complete me.

Location:Rambla del Raval,Barcelona,Spain