Bike tour 2022: Igloos in Spain
Saturday 15 Nov: Pozo de los FrailesSaturday I took a photo of a curious little building in the shape of a doorless igloo without knowing what it was for. Several followers asked about it. I asked some staff in the campsite, but they did not know either. Driving into the village of Pozo De Los Frailes, I saw [...]
Bike tour 2022: Elche city and Palm grove
3-4 November: glitzy visit to Elche - ElxThursday evening I cycled up to the old town to soak up the atmosphere. The basilica had just closed, but the Gothic façade was handsomely lit and provided a nicer photo than the shadow façade the next morning. Ditto for the town hall with its beautiful inlaid [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - Elche
Photos Valencia - Elche 26 - 27 Oct I stayed in Valencia and visited interesting neighbourhoods. Valencia city walk Friday 28 Oct: Valencia - Gandia Playa (65.1 km - 380D+)Great ride, first through the Turia river park out of town and then a magnificent car-free cycle path through the Albufera nature reserve. To a single cyclist from the [...]
Bike tour 2022: Nagarjuna Alicante
Wednesday 2 Nov: Nagarjuna centre in El Campello Director Jessica Pastor welcomed me to Nagarjuna Alicante a little after six. However, since the corona pandemic, the centre is no longer based in Alicante. When activities were not allowed to continue for quite some time and income dried up, the rent in Alicante was too high. In 2022, the centre moved to the cheaper El [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - Jardin del Turia
Thursday 27 Oct: Through the 'Jardin del Turia' to the 'City of Arts and Sciences'The last day of my stay in Valencia, I didn't feel much like going to the city centre because the air there is very polluted with exhaust fumes. Therefore, I decided to take my bike in the afternoon and go through the [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - Museums
25-26 Oct: Valencia - Museum of Fine Arts and IVAMTuesday I visited the Museum of Fine Arts, which is just opposite my hostel on the opposite side of the Turia Park. It holds a rich art collection from Gothic in the 14th-15th centuries to Impressionism in the late 19th-early 20th century. I photographed several [...]
Bike tour 2022: Nagarjuna Valencia
24-26 Oct: Nagarjuna - Valencia: In Valencia, I attended three activities of the Buddhist study and meditation centre Nagarjuna Valencia. Every Monday except holidays, Ven. Paloma gives a class on Buddhist studies. I was lucky enough to attend a class on the Buddhist notion of 'emptiness', a subject that is quite difficult for Westerners to grasp. It is about [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - City tour
Wednesday 26 Oct: city walk in ValenciaWednesday morning I took part in a city walk organised by the organisation 'Guruwalk'. The guide was a playful fellow who debated an arsenal of funny anecdotes. Unfortunately, I did not catch all of them because he sometimes spoke Spanish very fast. For instance, he managed to tell me that every Thursday at noon sharp in front of the Gothic [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - Cathedral
Monday, Oct 24: Visiting the cathedralSince the cathedral was closest to the hostel where I was staying, I walked past it first. The cathedral has three gates in three different styles: a Romanesque, a Gothic and a Baroque gate. The latter is the main entrance on the Plaza de la Reina. Remarkably, that entrance is somewhat [...]
Bike tour 2022: Barcelona - Valencia
Photos Barcelona - Valencia This part of the bike tour starts with three fairly problematic stages with obstacles. Tuesday, Oct 11: Barcelona - Gavà (36.1km - 160D+)Leaving Barcelona went smoothly on the handsome bike lanes that Mayor Ada Colau had built. I passed the Arena and the imposing Plaza de España, places I had never been before. Then I cycled [...]
