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The Train Journey to Collioure, France
Happiness is sitting at Dulles, Washington, DC airport and hearing, “Sheila Simkin, please come to the podium”…only to find out you have been upgraded to business class because coach was oversold.. Oh...
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A Wonderful Day in Gorgeous Collioure, France
In France there is no sky as blue as the one in Collioure…I just have to close the shutters of my room and I have all the colors of the Mediterranean before me. — HENRI MATISSE Collioure is 26 km/15...
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Walking From Collioure to Banyuls sur Mer, France
Breakfast. Dropped our suitcases for transfer by La Pelerine to Banyuls sur Mer and were on the trails by 9:20 a.m. Another beautiful, sunny day…perfect for walking…past the acres and acres of...
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Walking (or not) From Banyuls, France to Portbou/Port Bou, Spain
Actually, we didn’t walk. I had surgery three weeks before this trip and faithfully promised my surgeon that I wouldn’t overdo. After yesterday’s 9-1/2 mile walk, it was the easier option (and...
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Walking From Portbou/Port Bou to Llanca, Spain in Gale Force Winds
How can I tactfully relate what today was like? I can’t. It was one mean “M-F”. It began with ample sunshine and we decided it was going to be a t-shirt day. The usual routine…ate breakfast, left the...
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Walking From Llanca to Port de la Selva, Spain
Today’s route called for steep climb from sea level to the Monastery of Saint Pere de Rodes near the summit of San Salvador peak. This monastery is considered the most important building from the...
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Walking From Port de La Selva to Cadaques, Spain
Both of us nearly fainted when we walked into the Hotel Porto Christo dining room for breakfast. A gigantic buffet of eggs, bacon, juice, yogurt, breads, sweet rolls, juices, cold cuts…View...
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What to See and Do in Cadaques, Spain
Cadaques has an old quarter with plentiful galleries, art and craft shops, along with clothes. Most shops only open on weekends in the winter, but Cadaques jumps from Easter on. The climate is mild...
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Casa Salvador Dali in Port Lligat, Spain
Hotel S’aguarda also serves a huge breakfast buffet with ham, cheese, yogurt, etc. A sign over the tables asks “Please do not take food away” which we’ve seen people do all over Europe ( I had no...
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The Bizarre and “Must Visit” Teatre-Museu Dali in Figueres, Spain
The week’s hiking portion from France into Spain was over. Six hikers staying at Hotel S/aguarda in Cadaques (Helen and Kevin, two French ladies and us) were going to be transferred back to Colliioure...
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