Rennes . O Porto 24-25 juillet
Travel
to O Porto Tuesday/Wednesday 24 -
25/July/2018
In the early afternoon we took the train from Guingamp to Rennes and from there a Eurolines bus to O Porto with change in the hub of Palancia. That is how you can travel from almost anywhere in Europe to almost anywhere in Spain, an amazing organisation in this hub getting people from one bus to another - very efficient. The usual problem - very little if any sleep as the bus was full up to Palancia. After that we had the row of backseats to ourselves, so Nicola could catch up with her sleep.
We arrived after some 24 hours on the bus and decided to go first to the cathedral to get the stamp in our pilgrim’s “passport”. This meant a 40 minute walk from the bus station across town, guided by Nicola with the gps system on her mobile. It also implied a good walkabout in the old city which is charming - lots of renovated old houses, bars and restaurants, quite animated at 5 pm.
The cathedral is high up overlooking the city - I let you look it up on the internet. Our hotel is almost right next to it, in fact it is a self-contained flat in an old house with direct access from the narrow street.
We had a delicious evening meal of tapas in the tiny restaurant right opposite and finally dropped into bed.
In the early afternoon we took the train from Guingamp to Rennes and from there a Eurolines bus to O Porto with change in the hub of Palancia. That is how you can travel from almost anywhere in Europe to almost anywhere in Spain, an amazing organisation in this hub getting people from one bus to another - very efficient. The usual problem - very little if any sleep as the bus was full up to Palancia. After that we had the row of backseats to ourselves, so Nicola could catch up with her sleep.
We arrived after some 24 hours on the bus and decided to go first to the cathedral to get the stamp in our pilgrim’s “passport”. This meant a 40 minute walk from the bus station across town, guided by Nicola with the gps system on her mobile. It also implied a good walkabout in the old city which is charming - lots of renovated old houses, bars and restaurants, quite animated at 5 pm.
The cathedral is high up overlooking the city - I let you look it up on the internet. Our hotel is almost right next to it, in fact it is a self-contained flat in an old house with direct access from the narrow street.
We had a delicious evening meal of tapas in the tiny restaurant right opposite and finally dropped into bed.
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_de_Porto
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| NICOLA |
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| OUR STREET BY NIGHT LA RUELLE DE NUIT |
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| BY DAY. RESTAURANT ON THE RIGHT DE JOUR. RESTAURANT A DROITE |
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| VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW VUES DE NOTRE FENËTRE |
En début d'après midi on a pris le train de Guingamp à Rennes et
de là un bus pour O Porto avec un changement à Palancia. Voila
comment on peut voyager de n'importe où en Europe vers n'importe
quel endroit en Espagne.Une étonnante organisation sur cette
plateforme pour transférer les passagers d'un bus à l'autre. Une
organisation efficace. Petit problème pour dormir un peu, le bus
était rempli à ras bord (!) vers Palencia ; ensuite nous avons
pu disposer de la banquette arrière et Nicola a pu dormir.
Nous sommes arrivées après 24 heures de bus et avons décidé
d'aller d'abord à la cathédrale pour faire valider notre passeport
de pèlerin. Cela veut dire 40 minutes de marche depuis la gare
routière et à travers la ville. Le tout guidées par Nicola et son
GPS depuis son mobile. Cela a été aussi une bonne marche dans la
vieille ville qui est agréable avec ses vieilles maisons rénovées
et ses bars et restaurants bien animés à 5 heures du soir.
La cathédrale est sur une hauteur et domine la ville. Je vous laisse
regarder sur internet. Notre hôtel en est tout proche, c'est un
appartement indépendant dans une vieille maison avec un accès direct
depuis la venelle.
Nous avons fait un excellent dîner de tapas dans un minuscule
restaurant juste en face et puis on s'est couché.
Salut Ina! Je te souhaite un bon voyage. Que tu fasses de belles rencontres et que tu vois de belles choses pour nous raconter ensuite. Bonne sieste! ☺ Thomas
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