title A Return to Girona, Catalunya, Spain - 29th October 2024 intro We've got a hire car and so decide to make use of it by visiting Girona, which we'd last been to in 2006 - a couple of years before even Fred was born. We find a free car park on the edge of town, and wander in via a nice but expensive food market, where Harry buys nearly €20 of jellies and we get a very stinky cheese to bring back. A bit later on we find a café in a nice square for a drink and some mini pastries, and then cross the river for a look around the old town, where we find a model exhibition and visit the Arab Baths. imgp7237 Fred graffiti on a Girona building imgp7238 More graffiti on the way into Girona town imgp7239 A graffito'd pink blob imgp7240 We find a nice, if pricy, food market imgp7241 Sticks of meat dangle on strings imgp7243 The meat-stick sellers offer some samples imgp7244 Harry loads up an expensive bag of sweets imgp7245 A chestnut-roasting stall imgp7247 Bread is baked on the street imgp7254 Another set of loaves is loaded into the oven imgp7255 Picture-postcard view of buildings on the Riu Onyar imgp7257 Graffiti and street art on Paseo de José Canalejas imgp7260 The columns of Plaça de la independencia imgp7263 Isobel in PdePá café imgp7264 Harry's got his headphones on again imgp7265 Outside the café imgp7267 A pigeon gets some fancy scraps imgp7269 There's a pumpkin floating in the Riu Onyar imgp7270 Another view of old Girona on the river imgp7271 On the Calle de les Ballesteries imgp7272 Fred, Isobel and Harry roam around imgp7274 Buildings seem to lean together across the street imgp7276 Fred and Harry walk up some steps imgp7278 Two children wait outside the cathedral doors imgp7279 Girona as seen from the cathedral imgp7280 The gang hang around imgp7282 Girona's "Spanish steps" imgp7284 Impressive artwork on an arch imgp7285 We find some sort of model exhibition imgp7286 A nicely-detailed model of a Spitfire imgp7287 A model of a Panzer tank in Normandy imgp7288 Suits of reproduction Roman armour imgp7292 We explore the Arab Baths imgp7293 The octagonal dome of the Arab Baths imgp7298 The roof of the Arab Baths in Girona imgp7302 Fred legs it down some stone steps imgp7305 We have tapas for lunch at the River Café imgp7313 Harry at the River Café imgp7316 Pink graffiti imgp7317 Harry stands on a stone ball imgp7319 More graffiti on a shutter imgp7320 A nice little café on a side street imgp7324 Colourful flats loom over the Riu Onyar imgp7328 Isobel looks out over the river imgp7330 We look at a giant river rat imgp7338 A Nutria - a type of coypu - swims around imgp7341 A simple statement on a leather jacket imgp7342 A tiny café is covered in posters and graffiti imgp7344 Another chestnut seller imgp7346 A very bright baked-potato stall in Parc de la Devesa imgp7348 An implausibly-placed fairground ride imgp7351 Giant trees in Parc de la Devesa imgp7352 Some dude fishes for his dinner imgp7353 Lots of large tags on a building imgp7355 We walk back to our car park imgp7356 A funky bar on Carrer del Pont de la Barca imgp7357 More graffiti imgp7358 Isobel peers at a hidden derelict building imgp7360 Harry strides over a zebra crossing imgp7361 Fred and Isobel play Spit in the apartment imgp7363 Badly-dubbed A-Team re-runs are on telly imgp7366 Harry reads his Skullduggery Pleasant book imgp7370 We're in the hotel canteen again imgp7373 Our hotel at night imgp7374 Rows of empty balconies imgp7375 The empty beach in the evening