And Would You Believe it Rains in Pamplona Too?

Our goal today is Sitges to Katie and Jorge's piso in the old barrio. Their piso is home of the largest collection of Colby Jordan photographs in Europe. We were out of Hondaribbia at about 9:00 bound for Pamplona. We loved Hondaribbia and we loved our hotel and the people who work there. Even though we did not accomplish all we wanted to while there, we were delighted that we spent four nights there.

 

 

 

First stop Pamplona - in the rain. I think it followed us and increased as we walked around. Our goal was to walk some of the streets where they run the bulls and also streets that are part of the Camino de Santiago. We did accomplish both, but we got soaked in the process. We went to a cafe for cafe con lech, a little dry time, and then back to the car. During our adventurous we managed to see demonstrators in multiple locations, Colby and Lee "ran" with the bulls, we saw a few Camino de Santiage pilgrims, the big bull ring, cool buildings, and rain.

Back on the road our plans were to have lunch in Zaragosa and see a little of the city, but we were running way behind schedule. We ended up having lunch at a service area on the super highway. Can you belive there was a chef in chefware and hat at the grill at a service area? We had a surprisingly good lunch and everyone was happy. No vino - but they do sell wine and beer there. You'd never see that back home!

The highways in Spain are wonderful, easy to drive, and well maintained. But they should be based on the tools they collect. It is NOT inexpensive to drive the highways of Spain. Big tolls on a regular basis. Just between Sitges and the Barcelona airport we paid about 6 euro for a 10 mile distance.

We found our way into Sitges and found a parking space close to the piso. We unloaded and dragged our bags to Katie and Jorges at around 6:00 pm. Then Lee and I went to the airport to drop off the car and take the bus back to Sitgesr, returning around 7:30. In the meantime, Sharon, Peg, and Katie went to the local liquor store, got Jim Beam for Lee, Aviation Gin for me and wine for everybody. We had a drink on the roof and then took a walk to see the town. Dinner at the piso and then we retired. Well, I am still typing! Good night!

 

 

Lee never met a dog he didn't like.