When visiting Almería we enjoyed their historical sites including a guided tour of the Alcazaba, visiting John Lennon and the Castillo de San Cristóbal too.
Almería fascinated us, in between the ocean and the desert its arid landscape, kms of “greenhouse” gardens, variety of architecture – and the heat! we loved the heat.
Other towns we visited on the Costa Blanca included Alicante and Altea – very different yet both really interesting. We took the tram from Benidorm and struggled with the mid-afternoon heat.
Benidorm surprised us. We had an amazing spot, great view from our balcony. It was crowded but different that we’d expected. Also a well connected hub on the Costa Blanca.
We loved the food in Barcelona, such great variety, lots of tapas and local meals. We also loved the Miró museum, the hill it’s on and exploring the surrounding areas. A great few days in Barcelona.
We really enjoyed the different areas of Barcelona, the Gaudi architecture, the wide open streets with great pedestrian access, the outdoor escalators and so much more.
We had 3 lovely days in Lyon, lots of walking the streets of the old city, roman ruins and along the river banks. It was cold but very pretty and fabulous food.
Our whirlwind last day in Paris with Milla was another busy one punctuated by yummy food and fun activities. I loved seeing the Pompidou Centre again (only from the outside). Then we headed off to Lyon.