Joan and Ted Johnson’s Web Pages
GIRONA
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This was our first
RA group holiday and we flew out to Girona where Sue and Ross of Costa Brava
Rambles gave us a tour of the city and took us on some lovely guided
walks. We took well over 200 photos so
here are just a small selection. |
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16 May. Sue led a group of us on
a tour of Girona. We walked along the
city walls and admired the Cathedral. |
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It was The Time of Flowers in Girona.
Here are just a few of the exhibits we admired. |
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17 May. We walked from Solius, had a drink at a
lovely old farmhouse and climbed to The Rocking Stone of Pedralta. |
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Here’s Ted at our picnic spot and the group at the end of the walk on
the beach at Sant Feliu de Guixols. |
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18 May. Most of us spent a
fascinating day in Figueras, visiting The Dali Theatre Museum. |
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19 May. We caught the train to
Celra and with Sue leading climbed to Castell de Sant Miquel – a restored
fort. |
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After our picnic lunch we walked on a good track all the way back to
Girona, enjoying the flowers as we went. |
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20 May. A
group of nine of us went by train to Cerbere, in France. Ted led the walk, on
a fabulous day. We climbed high above
the railway yards and past vineyards and had wonderful views all day. |
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The walk finished back over the Spanish border in Portbou. |
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21 May. Our last walk was from
Portbou along the coast to Llançá. The wild flowers were
magnificent. |
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At Llançá we watched the fish being landed and then auctioned. |
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The holiday was over all too soon.
Here we are enjoying our last Catalan evening at Bronsoms Restaurant |
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