Na dik 500 km rijden van Hamburg, kwamen we aan in Hirsthals – Denemarken. Place to be om onze ferry boot te nemen richting Noorwegen, meer bepaald naar Kristiansand (niet te verwarren met Kristiansund – een andere Noorse stad die “ietsiepietsie” verder ligt in Noorwegen 😉 …
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Zondag 21 Juli Op weg naar Noorwegen met eerste halte in Hamburg
Na een kleine 700 km gereden van Menen naar Hamburg, hebben we nog kunnen genieten van een ” late evening” stadsbezoek in Hamburg.
Hamburg is een stad waar een heel leuke zomervibe aanwezig is. …
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The first stone of the Sagrada Familia was laid in 1882. Quite quickly there were disputes between the first architect and the promotors and in 1883 Gaudi took over. When Gaudi died in 1926 by an unfortunate accident with a tram, only 1 tower was finished. His body is…
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Park Güell is located in the upper part of Barcelona. This area was owned by the family Güell and they assigned Gaudi to design the Park.
Once again Gaudi used elements of nature like caverns to transform the land into once of his Masterpieces. The park is split up into…
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The 2 most famous houses designed by Gaudi are Casa Mila (la Pedrera) and Casa Batlló. His constructions are characterized by the organic look. Gaudi said “Originality shouldn’t be sought out, that makes it extravagance”. All his decoration is functional, for example on the roof all of the decorations…
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So, euhm, …. It turns out that Carcassonne and Barcelona are only three hours apart. So we did a “whoepsie” and rode to Barcelona instead of our planned schedule. The temperature there was as hot as in France, but it is a nice change of scenery.
Below are the pictures…
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Carcassonne is the largest walled city in Europe with his defence walls still intact. In fact, the fortified town is surrounded by a double wall which is about 3,2 km long. The outer wall is the work of Louis IX and parts of the inner wall date back to…
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Seeing life through pink glasses? Visit Les Salins du Midi in Aigues-Mortes to make it a reality. There they produce yearly about 500.000 tons of salt.
Production happens by the evaporation of sea water in large basins. During this process some micro-organisms come to life (in the form of algae)…
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We started our visit in Montpellier in the Antigone neighbourhood. This area was established in the 1970’s by the architect Ricardo Bofill. His design with neo classical buildings, wide avenues and large squares creates a relaxing and homogenous look with the historic centre.
In the historic centre, called Ecusson, you…
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After a long day of city tripping we were pleasantly received by our hosts in Maison Lilas. The room was equipped with a good airconditioning, the bathroom was very clean and the swimming pool was awesome.
Claudie and Philippe gave us good advice about how to go to Montpellier and…