Some beautiful scenery in this part of the world. This is the final part of this section of our trip, from Bagneres de Bigorre we drove through the Pyrenees into Spain, across to the Spanish and then French Basque Country then along the Spanish coast to Santander where we took the 24 hour ferry to Portsmouth – we then spent a month in the UK, mostly in London.
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Ainsa, our first stop in Spain. I have a friend who was staying there and she took us to visit a local lady who was growing all sorts of food plants, we ate some delicious figs and I got to try fresh stevia leaves for the first time (first photo), they are amazing, so sweet! The dragonfly was dead on the ground, but it gave me a good opportunity to take some photos. |
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The road out of Ainsa towards Jaca was amazingly beautiful. We just kept stopping to take photos! |
Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido |
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Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido, in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France – well worth a vist, amazing waterfalls. |
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Back in France, Saint-Jean-de-Luz |
The Atlantic coast of France here is beautiful. This is Lac Blanc, a little inland from Vieux-Boucau. |
Bayonne was a very pretty city. |
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Bilbao: Outside the Guggenheim Museum were several sculptures, including this dog made out of flowers and giant spider. And of course, the obligatory photo of the Guggenheim Museum! |