One of Jeanne's favorite Yoga instructors was hosting a yoga retreat in Costa Brava - a resort-ish area on Spain's mediterranean coast just a few hours north of Barcelona. And since she was traveling, it seemed only natural to tack on a bit of trekking fun. We'd certainly enjoyed our adventure in the Pyrenees, so Andorra caught our eye as yet another area to explore with some amazing hiking. We were not disappointed.
And, as we customarily do, we coupled our outdoor time with some city time. Nearby Barcelona is a beautiful city, rumored to be the 2nd most popular in Europe (behind Paris). We spent time there, exploring some of the culture, esp. the Sagrada Familia and some other of Gaudi's work.
You can read more about this and our hiking adventures in the blog posts below.
Browse the blogs below to read about our adventures in Spain and Andorra.
Our plan had been to meet up in Barcelona – Jeanne returning there from her Yoga retreat in Costa Brava, and myself arriving from the states. We settled on a nice AirBnB just on the outskirts of the pedestrian zone – enabling us to walk to many of the attractions and explore the older parts of the city, planning on three full days in the city. Of course, we wanted to see some of the main attractions – the Sagrada
We’d never been to Spain, at least to spend any real time in country – only passing through Madrid on some flight to somewhere. In her on-going Yoga practice, Jeanne’s favorite instructor was hosting a Yoga retreat in Costa Brava – a few hours north of Barcelona on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Of course, that gave us the opportunity to explore an area which we hadn’t visited before. The basic plan was simple, Jeanne attends the yoga retreat, then Peter joins
