Skiing in France

French slopes are wonderful. Every night  they are being prepared for us skiers. Fast Diesels work all night long to get the slopes nice and smooth so everybody can enjoy their holidays. Even little kids are save and best trained Ski instructors teach them in either  English or French. Since the und resorts are rather high up in the mountains , starting in 2000 m as  is La Plagne, where wie ski the weather is fine with lots of snow over the complete Season.
The Resort where we go is called Le France. Yes LE France...... Whereas  usually you call the country France what in French is LA France. But the Building is called LE France. Maybe that is the Word for building which is LE Batiment. LE Batiment France.

 View from our balcony in the apartment House Le France.

Tarragona Roman World Heritage Site

So today we visited all the famous Roman sights in Tarragona and counted 15.000 steps with my Runtastic tracker until 4 in the afternoon. Had a wonderful Menue of the day here in the local Club Nautic and boy they even give you 1/2 bottle of wine with it which does the job. Ready for Siesta very Spanish! So right now we will hit the road again to catch the blue hour for the best photos of the day. 

Holidays in Tarragona

Well, we continued to Tarragona which we didn't know what to expect of. Yeah and then we went round and round and could not find our hotel. Gee can't they provide you with an exact address that the navi can understand? Can't be that diffiult. Ok, in the end we found it....friendly personell als always in Spain. They do train them well there! 

Sercotel seem to buy all old Hotels right in the centre of any town, refurbish them, provide them with a garage for the car since you don't need one in the centre and Off you go. 3* is enough as long as the beds are ok and the shower works.... Estamos en España........... Next to the Mercado Central is a fine address. Breakfast or not doesn't really matter, there are plenty of little restaurants which provide you with "con leche," coffee with milk and crossants or other fine spanish breakfast items. Give it a try. And be honest... 3* or that extra * for the Gym? Just walk the extra mile and save a lot of money. You don't need the mile on the mill, just hit the road for free! 

And when it comes  to tapas , well just count the pinxos and you will see...11 plus 1/2 raçion de pimentos all for 30€ including drinks .

There is no better way to enjoy  a reasonable holiday. Don't you agree.

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Little Break in Tarragona

Valencia,

Ciudad de las Artes y las Sciencias

Strolling through Valencia's streets is so much fun. Little squares all over. Coffeebars or Taperías wherever you look. And the Valencianos seem to go out before the sun sets and seem to stay out all night. We booked a little  apartment right next to the Mercado Central parkend the car in the garage and took the bus for a Sightseeingtour.

Blue Hour early this morning

Early morning at about 8 o'clock just when the sun gets over our mountains we have this stunning view with pink skies.

To find out when this takes place look here

http://jekophoto.de/tools/daemmerungsrechner-blaue-stunde-goldene-stunde/index.php

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Cocina Española

Excellent food and drink  we had in Benidorm and we never spent a lot of money. See my Video and you will be surprised.

Tapería in Benidorm

After a rainy day yesterday we felt we needed some reward and Looks for a nice tapabar in Benidorm. Everybody else seemed to have had the same idea so Benidorm was rather crowded. The restaurants crowded also the street cafés. But insiders that we are we strolled around the old town and found a nice tapabar called El Rincón Del Ribera. Good wine for a decent price. They give  you  a small glass of wine plus a little pinxo, a tapa which is rather big. I mean bigger than in most other famous tapabars. All together for 1,50€. A bargain. Big variety of tapas and the wine is good. Absolut friendly staff, good quick service. A recommendation to all on Holiday in Benidorm. 

Cala de Finestrat at evening glow

Posting  my photos is all about letting my friends participate in moments that Arme meaningful to me. Yes and last night we went over to Cala de Finestrat for dinner. 

The atmosphere there was so special although the food was very simple. The sun had just set, the beach  was empty as mostly at this time of the year and the quietness of the moment made it so special that I had to take a picture. 

Holiday in Spain near Benidorm

Great day at the playa de Villajoiosa. Water still around 25°. So beautiful. Off season is cheaper and you can save a lot of money. 

Dinner @Nuevo Alcazar

Had a great time in  Restaurante Alcazar, http://nuevAlcazaroalcazar.com, a real  great  place for a night out in Benidorm. Food is excellent, drinks too. We had the Menü, 3 plates plus pan/allioli plus coffee, plus Panna Cotta and a Glass of Cava which is a Spanish Champain. Also a bottle of tinto and agua  con gas. Good quality for a decent price. A Smart concept in a nice setting. The service  was good. So I really  can recommend it. Do try it out.

Alcazar

Afternoon with Jacques and Annika

Yesterday we just popped in @our round the corner neighbors to say Hola. And what happened was Jaques and Annika from Belgium invited us for a most delicious meal. Jacques had been out to the fishmarket and had got different fish which he threw on the brolly and joined with us. Oh what a meal... And Drinks. I will not tell you details. Well we had to have a little afternoon nap afterwards to be ready for an "exciting" night out in Villajoiosa, our town at the beach. 

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Alicante for Dinner

After a little walk on the Esplanade we had dinner in the streets of Alicante behind the ayuntamiento.