Catalan Culture 2004 Class Blog

jueves, diciembre 04, 2003

Assignment 1

My story is about Vall de Nuria. A beautiful picturesque little village in the Spanish Pyrenees. I went there one day with by buddy Jop and we really had a great time.
The Vall de Núria, on the southern slopes of the western Pyrenees of Catalonia, in the municipality of Queralbs, constitutes the highest and most mountainous part of the Ribes Valley. It is surrounded by an imposing circle of crests, mountain passes and peaks, all of them close to 3,000 metres altitude. The highest point is Puigmal, at 2,913 metres.

When we left Nuria in the morning, after having pizza as breakfast, the whole village was covered under a blanket of clouds and only two hours later we reached the top of the Puigmal. The weather at the top was fortunetely much better than down in the village and the views were amazing. There were several little windscreens built of rocks where we could relax and enjoy of the sun. There we were, at almost 3.000 meters high, sitting in the sun with no top on. After a we made a few pictures and ate some mueslibars to get some energy again (because the last part was very thug) we returned back to the Nuria.

Some recommendations:
· There is a special train going to Nuria if you don´t like to walk but just want to enjoy the amazing views at the top. But it´s very expensive.
· To find a comfortable place to sleep in Nuria is not very easy if you´re a poor student. There are tree posssibilities. One, the hotel, will cost you 40 euros a night. Two, the youth hostel, but it wasn´t open when we visited Nuria. Tree, network around, talk to some locals and ask if you can sleep at their place. That´s the way we did it.

Written by Randy Karssemakers



When we left Nuria in the morning, after having pizza as breakfast, the whole village was covered under a blanket of clouds and only two hours later we reached the top of the Puigmal. The weather at the top was fortunetely much better than down in the village and the views were amazing. There were several little windscreens built of rocks where we could relax and enjoy of the sun. There we were, at almost 3.000 meters high, sitting in the sun with no top on. After a we made a few pictures and ate some mueslibars to get some energy again (because the last part was very thug) we returned back to the Nuria.
Some recommendations:
· There is a special train going to Nuria if you don´t like to walk but just want to enjoy the amazing views at the top. But it´s very expensive.
· To find a comfortable place to sleep in Nuria is not very easy if you´re a poor student. There are tree posssibilities. One, the hotel, will cost you 40 euros a night. Two, the youth hostel, but it wasn´t open when we visited Nuria. Tree, network around, talk to some locals and ask if you can sleep at their place. That´s the way we did it.

Written by Randy Karssemakers

posted by Anónimo  [1:32 p. m.]

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