View of the village from our room at sunrise!
From Sant Pere des Ribes we headed northwest to Lleida then along the provincial border of Aragon to Vielha in the Catalunya Pyrenees. It was raining off and on so the scenery wasn't as spectacular as we had hoped, however occasionally the clouds lifted and permitted a view of pretty dark stone houses with black slate roofs, green meadows and cows grazing. We spent two nights at the Parador Vielha (http://www.spainparador.com/Parador-Vielha.htm) over the national holiday. Below is the view from our room:
The outdoor pool at the parador (a little too chilly to indulge this time!)
A short drive up the valley to hike to some waterfalls on Sunday
Pat with some oblivious cows!
Notice the fall colours in the mountains...not quite as spectacular as in Eastern Canada, but pretty nonetheless!
OK girls, this is a road, not a cow path!
Back to the hotel for a 4 p.m. massage followed by a facial for me and some water treatments for Pat! Heavenly...
We arrived back home on Tuesday afternoon to find a water pipe below our kitchen sink had burst resulting in about 1-2" of water throughout much of the house...BOO! I hate floods! (Direct quote from Jen who has had a few in their basement in Montreal!) Now nearly a week later, we are still without hot water or heat (although we don't quite need that...yet!) and I am getting cabin fever waiting around for servicemen to fix things! Manana...
Hasta luego...
