Spain - 1985
Taking long service leave for the middle school term in 1985 I went on my first trip to Europe.
(A 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong -Taipei - Japan - Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens -
Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.)
My tour crossed from the French Riviera into Spain.
Barcelona
The highlight of Barcelona - The Church of the Holy Family (The Sagrada Familia).
Construction of architect Gaudi's principal work was started in 1882.
Completion is still a long way off.
We took the lift to the top of one of the towers.
The Columbus monument on the waterfront in Barcelona.
Columbus arrived back in Barcelona after discovering The Americas.
He is pointing towards The Americas.
One of 4 lions at the base of the Columbus column.
A replica of the Santa Maria, one of the ships in which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.
The original Santa Maria was wrecked off the Carribean coast.
Ruins in Barcelona.
A view over Barcelona from the Montjuic hill.
Barcelona expected to host the 1992 Olympic Games and a number of the venues were to built on this hill.
Spanish residences in Barcelona.
Dancing dogs at Saragossa on the way to Madrid.
Madrid
Madrid is the only major European city that is not situated on a river. Nor does it have a cathedral.
The Royal Palace in Madrid.
Toledo
Toledo is an historic Mediaeval walled city near Madrid.
El Greco painted a lot of his works here.
Toledo was once the capital of Spain, but since 1561 Madrid has been the capital.
A bull road sign advertising a brand of alcohol.
There were a number of them along the roadside in prominent positions.
Burgos
San Sebastian
We stayed here overnight.
I had a swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
We crossed the border back into France and travelled on to Bordeaux.
Taking long service leave for the middle school term in 1985 I went on my first trip to Europe.
(A 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong -Taipei - Japan - Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens -
Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.)
My tour crossed from the French Riviera into Spain.
Barcelona
The highlight of Barcelona - The Church of the Holy Family (The Sagrada Familia).
Construction of architect Gaudi's principal work was started in 1882.
Completion is still a long way off.
We took the lift to the top of one of the towers.
The Columbus monument on the waterfront in Barcelona.
Columbus arrived back in Barcelona after discovering The Americas.
He is pointing towards The Americas.
One of 4 lions at the base of the Columbus column.
A replica of the Santa Maria, one of the ships in which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.
The original Santa Maria was wrecked off the Carribean coast.
Ruins in Barcelona.
A view over Barcelona from the Montjuic hill.
Barcelona expected to host the 1992 Olympic Games and a number of the venues were to built on this hill.
Spanish residences in Barcelona.
Dancing dogs at Saragossa on the way to Madrid.
Madrid
Madrid is the only major European city that is not situated on a river. Nor does it have a cathedral.
The Royal Palace in Madrid.
Toledo
Toledo is an historic Mediaeval walled city near Madrid.
El Greco painted a lot of his works here.
Toledo was once the capital of Spain, but since 1561 Madrid has been the capital.
A bull road sign advertising a brand of alcohol.
There were a number of them along the roadside in prominent positions.
Burgos
San Sebastian
We stayed here overnight.
I had a swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
We crossed the border back into France and travelled on to Bordeaux.
