Viva España

One of the advantages of living here in the South of France is that we can get to the Spanish border in an hour. We took advantage of this and have just spent a few days away in Spain. Several villagers have recommended a resort called Platja d’Aro so we booked a couple of nights at the San Jorge Hotel. The hotel was lovely, with lots of facilities, which we unfortunately didn’t have time for. After checking in, we headed to the beach bar below, where we had a very pleasant lunch sitting in the sunshine.

We spent the next day walking around the town. We were very impressed with the variety and quality of shops. Yes, there were some that sold the tat that is usually found at resorts but there were also some very up-market stores. One thing that was a luxury was to buy today’s paper. In Carcassonne we are always a day behind. There was also a wide range of lively restaurants. We ate outside, watching Spaniards of all ages, promenading up and down the High Street.

One reason to go to Spain was to meet my brother and his wife who were over from England to visit the Dali museum in Figueres and Dali’s house near Cadaqués. We all stayed at Hotel Rocamar which I would definitely recommend. We had a lovely room, facing the sea where we could see the lightning flashing over the water.

We returned home via the coastal road which was very beautiful. We were quite surprised that there was no evidence of custom police at the border – mind you it was lunch-time!