Rest, travelling, tourism

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (10)

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:30 +0000

It is possible to combine visit in Rupit with visiting ancient small town Besalu (line N-260, Figueres-Ripoll). How to examine Barcelona, to solve to you. If there is an experience of driving in greater cities, it is possible to make it by the machine. No, take advantage of an electric train or excursion of tour agency.
In Barcelona it is possible to buy the ticket for tourist buses: it is convenient to move and on them give weight of discounts (in the Aquarium, Port-Aventura, etc.). In city has strained with toilets, search for them on a beach or come into cafe.
As to purchases. Naturally, in resort zone Blanes of the price above, than in inhabited. We shall tell, the price of a bottle of a sherry can change from 7 up to 5 euros. The lowest prices - in greater shops on departure city (if memory does not bring, on av. D ` Europa). If you will begin the way from the sea, minutes through 20 will get in small sleeping small district, behind it workshops and shops will begin.
First - the big computer shop similar to a warehouse. Further - furniture, children’s toys, electronics. In that place where there passes line Pineda-Blanes-Lloret, a-huge hangar with a parking and yellow letters on a building. Excellent shop: water, meal, clothes, footwear, the sports goods under very low prices.
If will cross a line, at the left on a course there will be a super huge hangar - Supermercado. All is on sale - from ice-cream up to greater TVs. Spaniards take out the goods the huge carriages similar to small lorries. Be not lost!
If film, that inexpensive and qualitative in a small photo shops in the street Ample much, it conducts from the sea deep into cities. In the same place inexpensive shops with meal. The prices for clothes - Russian, during a season of discounts - simply ridiculous (time fall at 5-10, there are show-windows with inscriptions: any goods for 5, 10, 15 euros). There are quite good shops with design things, as a rule, subjects of an interior. Beautifully, effectively, but from the prices already sadly. The prices for electronics not strongly differ from ours. Toys - dear.
Also remember, what was rest, it should be safe. Happy travel!

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (9)

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:10:06 +0000

In small town Tossa-de-Mar it is possible to look at the destroyed fortress (a standard set), therefrom on ” the most picturesque road of Spain ” (I quote the guidebook, but a path, really, super) Tossa - Sant-Feliu (Sant-Feliu) along coast we go and it is enjoyed by kinds. Will not regret, if somewhere stop, go down to the sea in any creeks and are expiated. Having combined pleasant with cognitive, we have done it at certain hotel-camping ” Giverola “.
There it is very convenient to leave the machine and is small shop. On parking it is impossible to leave the machine more than for 30 minutes, but nobody watches, and ” russo turisto ” badly understand latin letters. Through a gate on the right it is gone down to the sea. To go remotely, but it is interesting. Slopes are cut on platforms for boothes. Water and an electricity are brought. There are small small houses with washstands and a shower. The youth is delayed under the full program. At the sea - stone construction with toilet and shower cubicles where it is possible to change clothes. You will appear in the small cosy bay closed from waves, with a magnificent landscape and can have a rest before the further trip. Personally to us at once was ceased to want to go further. If it is not necessary for you in the Sant-Feliu, go up to the first crossroads and turn on the left (on Sant Grau), thus, you again will get on a line Barcelona- Zhirona.
Having visited small village Rupit (on line C-153 (mountain!) between cities Vic and Olot), will see houses and the church, constructed on the fallen asleep lava from it, and be convinced, that some seigneurs prefer to move on mountains on legendary “Niva” similar Soviet still assembly.

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (8)

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:09:04 +0000

The insurance for the machine if go to France or Andorra, increases (for France - for 35 euros). To pay or not - your business, but as have explained leaser, happen, that with machine, charges at your expense - evacuator there are 2 euros for kilometer. Did not pay. Under statements skilled to do and look in Andorra there is especially nothing, air - good, mountain. Have taken a word.
If you are an admirer of the Distance, to you direct road in Figeras and Cadakas. If the small admirer, and in Figeras have called in, pay attention to the rather narrow road leading from a museum Have given uphill. First, there it is very convenient to park before visiting of a museum, and secondly, at top there is the largest operating fortress of the Europe - the Sant-Ferran. Small fact-finding excursion costs 3 euros, serious excursion with trips on jeeps on vaults - 15, but as it was found out, to agree the beginning of excursions approximately at 15-16 o’clock is necessary on the eve or since morning (it is possible by phone).
In Cadakas, already in my opinion, there is nothing. Besides very narrow mountain road in length of kilometers 25 there conducts. In guidebooks for trustful can read through, that it intentionally do not expand to reduce inflow of tourists. In the small town side-streets such, that 2 cars will not part. In general, specially there to go it is meaningful only to the admirer of the mentioned great artist. To the rests (well and to admirers too) very much-very I advise to visit resort place Empuriabrava (It Costa Brava, or so-called Spanish Venice).
The excellent modern and thought over resort small town, broad streets, huge parkings and beaches, high quality greater and small hotels, weight of entertainments for tourists. Small cottages and hotels for tourists- yachtsmen are located on coast of channels which have ideally divided all city. Yachts and boats from Germany, Denmark and other countries are moored directly to walls of hotels. Sit in cafe or small restaurant with a kind on the channel, eat ice-cream, drink a cocktail, relax.

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (7)

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:07:53 +0000

By the way, in Karkasson also it is back possible to reach on very picturesque free-of-charge roads (here and there mountain), will not regret. If from Karkasson to move on the south (on a card is downwards for badly learned geography and topography) in direction Limoux (Lima) and then to turn to the sea (on a card - to the right) on Perpignan (Perpiniyan), receive chance to see that tourists usually do not see.
First, in that area of France hardly probable not at each mountain top - on the lock, secondly, the French small towns and settlements are very beautiful and original (the woods planted on line, all in parallel and perpendicularly, ha ha). We have got there on Sunday and have observed, how people has a rest.
I near at hand do not have map of France, but between Lima and Perpiniyan there is a small small town with the name on M (in Russian something like I Shall wave, but I can be mistaken), in the center of small town - road (indexes are not present, but on cards this road is since conducts in small settlement), the leader highly in mountains. 40-50 minutes scramble on rocks and passes by the machine, then minutes 20-30 on foot (running shoes are very much recommended), and you will see lock Perpetjuz (Perpetoures). If will arrive after 8 evenings (at least, in target), even money for survey there will be nobody to take. Enjoy in proud loneliness tremendous kinds (the best - with tumbledown a viewing tower, almost circular review, it is visible the lock of the neighbour; be very cautious, height – oho-ho).

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (6)

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:06:42 +0000

After Russia to go - it is a pleasure, roads excellent, drivers polite, speed of a stream even on free-of-charge lines is close to maximum permissible, that is those of 80-100 km/h, nobody is born like mad, does not cut, on roadsides and a technical strip on the right does not drive, overtakings - a rarity, since movement very intensive. So leave and forward. All is remarkable is marked also weight of indexes available. Specially for Russians - in the Europe it is accepted to make way for pedestrians on transitions (you also will thank)!
Take an interest at the guide or the employee of autohire in rules of a parking in Spain and that the road marking means. If the machine of visors evacuator, on the nearest column, a wall or it is simple on the ground the special label is placed.
Traffic police it was possible to observe only 2 times: once on small road accident (large at all did not see); - on one of crossroads in France two healthy guys in an overalls on powerful motorcycles observed second time of a stream, but stopped nobody. At that, I shall repeat, the order on roads is close to an ideal. Streets in cities are patroled by policemen by machines.
It is a lot of time at movement on paid roads on small distances will not win, but on a pocket of the average Russian it will strike noticeably. For example, the trip in Karkasson (France), and there is sense to go paying, in one party will manage in 16,5 euros (6,85 – across Spain, 9,60 – across France). Closely study cards, here and there paid lines are laid further from cities, than free-of-charge, and you can even waste time, having gone on them.

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (5)

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:04:30 +0000

In any case, compare the prices (booklets are on reception in hotels) and a choice for you. We were united with one pair and have taken advantage of office under the name “Lleida-Car”. In “Beverly-park” the Russian girl-manager works, I hope, will not refuse to help to contact autohire.
In this office also there is rather benevolent Russian employee. Their office if will search, is on one of side-streets in area of hotel ” Esplendid “, unfortunately, the name precisely I do not remember. Search for a signboard on a ground floor of a residential building among set of others.
For the information, actually rent diesel “Ford-Fusion” (not the cheapest variant, but convenient) will manage for six days (by the gross - more cheaply) somewhere in 210 euros (250 more - the mortgage which then will return). Diesel - because more cheaply and more economically though at height in mountains all of “charm” of a low-power diesel engine will feel on the skin, but it already a cavil.
Do not forget about that it is necessary to refuel (diesel oil costs about 1 euro for litre), to pay here and there for parkings. Survey of some sights - free (for example, basic part Karkasson, a fortress in Tossa-de-Mar), and here parkings around - paid and if prefer to move not simply quickly, and it is very fast, and for travel on paid motorways. Has in total left with refuelling, a parking somewhere on 200 euros from pair.
Do not trust guides who speak, that most to go across Spain dearly by way of payment of roads. In parallel all paid motorways go free-of-charge, a difference only in quantity of strips and restriction of speed (paid - 3-4 strips to each party, 120-130 km/h (it is possible and just a bit more, but is accurate); free-of-charge - on 1-2 strips aside, 80-100 km/h).

Animals of savannas. A part 3

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:30:02 +0000

There were in a wood on a roadside giraffes, as the ghosts combined from patches of light of the sun and shadows of foliage. In height about the two-storeyed house, and at once you will not make out. They cost at a track, as the lifted barriers! And, as before a barrier, it is necessary to brake. Giraffes do not pass a track, and as though in a slowed-up way fly. Surprising gait - any fluid and deliquescent fluctuation.
Has passed, having buried in the ground a nose, black-backed jackal: to a floor-fox, a floor-wolf. Red, with a dark saddle on to a back. Black-backed, gold, saddled, a black back - here how many at it names. Perceptible an animal!
Mince wart-hog. The flat muzzle bear cautiously as if a tray with glasses, - spill are afraid. “Glasses” - four cut canines from under lips. All muzzle in tuber and knobs: two tubers under the eyes, two a nose. On eyes the predatory bang, on cheeks shaggy whiskers. A kind desperate. Lives wart-hog in the ground. An earthen wild boar: in a hole sleeps, in a hole of pigs deduces, in a hole it is hidden. On run short legs flash. At a hole will by all means be developed and will squeeze into it back. By itself a hole will stop up. And towards will expose from a hole pineal a muzzle with canines-daggers. Not at each leopard on such the paw will rise…
In the party under acacias elephants. Hunched extinguish as a heap of dark boulders. One passes a track, being mown and swinging a head. Goes easily and silently, as if legs at it rubber. Politely makes way. Also it seems, all understands: very intelligent eye looks at you through “keyhole”!
Wide gleam in a wood, the red, trampled clay. And in the middle - muddy small lake. An animal watering place. But while animal soul. Coast all studded hoofs. The cow traces of giraffes, only twice it is more, shy heart hoofs impala, dents of curve hoofs of a gnu, rough hoofs of buffalo s, horse not heeled hoofs of zebras, traces of the heavy hippopotamus. Elephant’s traces, hoofs a clumsy wild boar wart-hog, the cat’s, soft trace of a lion, jackals.

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (4)

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:03:16 +0000

Beaches - municipal (read, the general and free-of-charge), in good weather are cleaned daily, are constantly equaled by a tractor (large sand). Booth for changing clothes on beaches is not present, but there are public toilets (cleanest) with shower cubicles. On beaches there are also greater shower installations (water in the sea very salty), and small (for legs). Many ladies sunbathe topless. Nudists are not present. Local (especially teenagers) in the evenings fish directly from a beach. Water in numbers drinking (theoretically), we drank purchased.
At last, the pressing question: to buy excursions from tour agency or to borrow in it independently? Solve, here there are advantages and lacks, as at the first variant, and the second. We have chosen an independent way.
The machine is better for taking for rent in small Spanish offices (I do not recommend large monsters of autohire of type “Europcar” and Russian-speaking “Olympia” for at monsters and the prices correspond, and compatriots - Olympionic not away to take advantage of that at school you, to put it mildly, not so diligently learned foreign language).

Clove aroma of island Pemba

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:29:02 +0000

On Pemba where most of all clove plantations and the set of landless Africans, fruits of reform are especially appreciable. The hammered son of the slave has become the free peasant. 25 thousand acres of the ground belonged feudal lords, now it is gratuitous distribute 8 thousand poor families.
Here, on Pemba, you understand, that air impregnated by a smell of a carnation means. Spicy aroma pursues everywhere, excites, stupefy. From 4,5 million clove trees that grow on two islands, 4 million.-on Pemba.
- In the Peak, the center of island where especially it is a lot of plantations, - tells S.Kulik, - I somehow drank water from a source. Has poured a glass, but has talked nonsense with Mahmud Mushini , the inspector of a plantation. Stand with a glass in hands of minutes ten and when has brought it to lips drank not so simple water, and clove a drink: beside, on a cement platform, were dried clove buds.
As well as the majority of the plants, giving spices, clove a tree extremely whimsically, exactingly to grounds, temperature and humidity.
It would seem, what can be a difference between the islands Pemba located in the neighborhood and Zanzibar with identical geological history and a climate? On this tree has preferred island Pemba, has got accustomed on this island better, than no matter where in the world.
Island Pemba Pa collect good harvests of a dried carnation: on 3-3,5 kg from a tree.
Already became tradition, that every year in April pupils of schools of Pemba for one month leave school desks and work on new plantations. It goes on advantage to the country and pupils: does not allow them to forget, that such work.
Africa, continents, Tourism, Traveling, animals, island, Pemba, Zanzibar, clove

Rest in Spain, Costa Brava (3)

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:01:34 +0000

Than I like children-Spaniards - in any deaf village, not speaking about city, is tourist office (and you as wanted, they on tourists earn, the approach - thorough, state), it is noted by the white letter “I” on a dark blue background. To find simply - follow guide signs with this sign, find the scheme of city on a crossroads or a bus stop or look round at the basic sights. In these boothes absolutely free of charge (!) You receive the scheme of city, the guidebook on city (if will carry, in Russian) and if ask also a motoring map (by default it do not give). Employees, as a rule, speak in English, and in reasonable limits in other languages (Russian while a rarity), is frequent on schemes mark your site and draw the most successful route on city. The motoring map of Catalonia in Spanish sounds approximately as ” mala Kataluniya “. Cards excellent, fresh, all roads are noted, other cards and will not be necessary for you, if will not gather for limits of Spain.
For independent excursions I advise to get hold of guidebooks (if will not find in shops, for Catalonia in general and Barcelona in particular, it is possible to find in a network and to unpack, quite tolerably and digestibly). Most and it was necessary to make. Urgently it is recommended to get a phrase book and to remember even numerals in Spanish and a phrase ” Excuse, I do not understand “.
If go in “Boix-mar”, do not forget shampoo, a hair drier and an iron. Plank beds, umbrellas give on a beach (and that, and that another - somewhere on 3 Euros), is easier (and is cheaper) to buy rugs and umbrellas in shop (if want, can take home to Russia, at the airport of problems with umbrellas will not be). Seldom who even from Europeans uses hire on a beach.