Collioure is a quaint and traditional feeling Mediterranean village complete with a fortress, beach, harbor, lighthouse and a very laid back feeling. We were fortunate to have a hotel room across the harbor with a million Euro view of the town. Above is a shot of the beach below the hotel and below is looking back from the town to the hotel we stayed at on the cliff.
Views of the city from the hotel beach.
A band broke out in song one afternoon in town. We have no idea who they were or why they were playing but enjoyed them all the same. Because the town is so close to Spain, we had fantastic Spanish seafood each night for dinner. Fantastic!
Our terrace and pool.
This is a outdoor watercolor painting class that was being taught to a German tour group staying at the hotel. They were painting the beautiful view of the town across the harbor. They were alot of fun.
Rexlaxing in the sun!
The hills above Collioure were beautiful. Vineyards covered the hills and went all the way down to the ocean.
One day we drove to Spain, thinking we would go to Figures to see the Dali museum, but we forgot our passports and they turned us back. They were searching people entering Spain due to the Basque separatist bombings recently. When we tried to explain that we left our passports at our hotel in France- the stern group of Spanish Guardia Civil (police) eyed us and yelled- "back to France you go!" That is the first time we ever have been stopped at an EU border! When we turned around to go back we were met by the French police asking to see our passports to be let back in. Yikes! We almost got stuck in no man's land. But they understood and waved us on.
Up above the cities hiking up to some ruins.
Waiting for five hours for our delayed plane. A cabin crew member was ill and had to be taken to the hospital. The replacement had to be brough via taxi from Barcelona to Carcassone- About a two hour drive. We all settled in with books and iPods and NO FOOD. We were in a very small airport without many facilities. For those of you in the bay area- think Concord airport.
1 comment:
Wow! Awesome, loved the pics and commentary. What a breathtakingly beautiful place and I feel like a dolt in that I haven't been there. That truly was a million euro view. Good for you! Great trip for you.
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