February 28, 2017

Today (2017.02.28) we traveled from Souvignargues to Apt (125 km). Here in the region, we visited two interesting places. First was Saignon an old city on a hill and second the village of Roussillon, which was built on a hill with stones of a strong ochre color. The picture shows the city of Saignon.

February 27, 2017

Today we traveled from Alzonne to Souvignargues (251 km). We visited the two medieval cities of Carcassonne and Vézénobres. Carcassonne is a well known walled city with a lot of tourists. Vézénobres is a hidden gem without a wall and tourists, where people still live in the city. The picture shows an entrance to the city of Carcassonne with towers and walls.

February 26, 2017

Today we traveled from Elne to Alzonne in France (158 km). On the way, we visited the cities of Le Barcarés, Narbonne and Carcassonne. The picture shows the «Canal de la Robine», which flows through Narbonne. Interesting are the buildings over the canal. In the background is the Cathedral of Narbonne.

February 25, 2017

Today we traveled from Esponellà in Spain to Elen in France (84 km). On the way, we visited Cerbère, the first city in France. When I traveled back from Spain about 45 years ago, I spent a night in the waiting room of the train station in this city. All trains from Spain stop here because the Spanish train system uses wider tracks as the rest of Europe. In the waiting room, I saw a guy I thought I know him, but I was not brave enough to talk to him. Two days later at home, I found out it was Thomas the little brother of Stefan, a colleague of mine. Today I'm married to their sister for 36 years. The picture shows Cerbère. The long building on the left side is the train station.

February 24, 2017

Today we traveled from Barcelona to Port Lligat and to our campground in Esponellà (223 km). In Portlligat Salvator Dali had a house. We wanted to see that. But because it was raining in the morning we went shopping too long and arrived in Portlligat when the sun was going to set. My picture shows Portlligat and maybe you can recognize the sculpture on Salvator Dali's house.

February 23, 2017

Today we visited Gaudi's Guell Park in Barcelona. When I was here 45 years ago this park made a deep impression on me. Today I thought that the visit was almost not worthwhile. What is the difference? Maybe only the absence of the sunlight, since today was a gray day.

February 22, 2017

Today we traveled from L'Ametlla de Mar to Barcelona (155 km). On the way, we visited the city of Tarragona. It has a long history and many ruins of the Roman times. My picture shows the aqueduct called Pont del Diable (Devils Bridge).

February 21, 2017

Today we traveled from Valencia to L'Ametlla de Mar (226 km). On the way, we saw a big castle on a hill in Sagunto. Since the picture of the castle was not very interesting we did a selfie with the castle, us and our RV.

February 20, 2017

Today we drove south along the coast until Calp (104 km) and back to Valencia. This coast is full of hotels and many foreigners have houses here. The picture shows the rock of Calp.

February 19, 2017

Today we visited the city of Valencia in Spain. I was here the first time 45 years ago and during my Ugra time many times to teach seminars, to speak at a color conference and to attend conferences. Valencia is a beautiful, dynamic and clean city. My picture shows the science and art museums designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who studied in Switzerland and has offices in Zurich and New York.

February 18, 2017

Today we traveled from Toledo to Valencia (406 km). On the way, we passed Consuegra where there are more than 10 windmills on a hill. My picture shows seven of them.

February 17, 2017

Today we stayed in Toledo, Spain. We did some homework in our RV. In the afternoon I climbed on the hills of the other side of the Rio Tajo to search for a spot with a good view to the city of Toledo. This picture is the best I could do.

February 16, 2017

Today we visited the old town of Toledo in Spain. This old town is beautiful and worth the visit. The picture shows the Bisagra Gate in the city wall.

February 15, 2017

Today we traveled from Malaga to Toledo in Spain (495 km). The way led us through hilly landscapes with billions of olive trees. Toledo is a city with a great history. Cigarrals are large estates from the 15th century, which are used as hotels or restaurants today. This one is just next to our campground.

February 14, 2017

Today we traveled from Manilva to Malaga in Spain (134 km). In the afternoon we visited Malaga. In a business street, the Christmas illumination was still in place. Or is it a Mardi Gras illumination?

February 13, 2017

Today we traveled from Martil in Morocco to Manilva in Spain. For this, we drove to Ceta (45 km), took the ferry to Algeciras (1 hour) and drove to Manilva (40 km). Like this, we are back in Europe. The picture shows the boulevard, which led us out of Martil.

February 12, 2017

Today we traveled from Moulay-Bousselham to Martil (158 km). It was a rainy day. Martil was our first stop in Morocco and will be our last. The picture shows a fruit and vegetable shop in Martil.

February 11, 2017

Today we traveled from Midelt to Moulay-Bousselham (395 km). Yesterday we were in the dessert with warm temperature. This morning our RV was snowed in and it was about 5 °C. Midelt is in the Atlas mountain range at an altitude of 1500 meters. Here this can happen at this time of the year.

February 10, 2017

Today we traveled from Merzouga to Midelt in Morocco (283 km). In the desert, a sandstorm came up and on our trip, the temperature dropped continually from 23 °C to 8 °C. On the way we saw some other passenger transportations as my picture documents.

February 9, 2017

Today we rode with camels (dromedary) into the dessert. We did overnight there in a Berber bivouac and rode the camels back the other morning.

February 8, 2017

Today we traveled from Tazzarine to Merzouga in Morocco (192 km). We reached the most eastern point of our trip in Morocco. Further east would be dangerous because near the Algerian border sometimes tourists get kidnapped by Islamist militants and maybe come free for a ransom again. We stopped our RV on a campground just before the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi as my picture shows.

February 7, 2017

Today we traveled from Ouarzazate to Tazzarine in Morocco (172 km). Before we left Ouarzazate we visited the two film studios. It's cheap to produce movies here. Many well-known movies like Cleopatra, Ben Hur, Gladiator, The little Buddha and much more were shot here. The landscape here fits very well with biblical of historical themes. Then we drove through dessert-like landscapes to Tazzarine. Villages and towns are now oases as my picture shows of our campground in Tazzarine.

February 6, 2017

Today we traveled from Marrakech to Ouarzazate in Morroco (196 km). The way led us through mountains over the Tichka pass with an altitude of 2260 meters. On the way, we saw these women washing clothes.

February 5, 2017

Today we visited the Anima Garden created by the Austrian Artist André Heller near Marrakech in Morocco. Experts say this garden is one of the most beautiful in the world. The garden is a mixture of plants and artworks as my picture shows.

February 4, 2017

Today we visited the old town (Medina) of Marrakech. It was amazing to sit in a roof restaurant and view the hundreds of people on the Djemaa El-Fna Square. There were musicians, snake charmers, and dealers for all kind of things.

February 3, 2017

Today we traveled after 5 days of repairs and upgrades on our RV, washing clothes, doing the administration (paying bills) and taking some rest from Agadir to Marrakech (257 km). We drove first to a mountainous landscape and later through flat land. The picture shows a mountainous situation.

February 2, 2017

Near our campground ist the Devils Rock. Today we walked there and visited it.