Route de Moustiers (Route D952) goes through Roumoules and winds 7.5 miles toward Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Moustiers is a small village that sits in the rugged mountains of Alpes de Haute Provence in France, existing since at least the mid 1700’s it is listed as one of the most beautiful cities in France, which is well deserved….
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The Royal Palace at Madrid
Enamored by Versailles, King Phillip V started construction in 1738. Though the Royal Palace in Madrid does not match Versailles in Paris, of course what could, it is ornate and beautiful. Cameras are not allowed, as I learned after taking only one picture inside the armory of an armored horse, so here are a few…
So what is Barcelona? Spanish, Mexican, Catalonian
It is my last morning in Barcelona, this morning we head to Madrid. Google maps says I am in Spain, so Spanish is the language right? Don’t they speak Spanish in Mexico? Yet the signs and names here are mostly in Catalonian??? And thankfully most all speak English. Catalonian, at least to my ear sounds…
Bath, UK – done traveling for a few days
Spent the night near Heathrow, then took a train, a crowded morning commuter train in to London’s Paddington Station. Not easy wrestling with luggage and crowding with people, but we saved so much. Traveled out of Paddington many time in the past so if felt good to have a bit of comfortable surroundings. …
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