France, Spain into Portugal

Hi all

Bit of a catchup post of stuff we did these last few weeks.

In France we went to Lascaux ii caves.
This cave was discovered in 1940 and has since become a world Heritage site. Tourists cannot visit the original cave as problems with deterioration started happening. The French govt made an exact copy of the cave a few hundred metres away. They have done an excellent job.
17000 years ago Cro-magnon man painted on the walls inside this cave. See below.
There are a number of sights in France and Spain where this happened.

Above we can see different animal species. Photo taken from Google as photography is banned inside the cave.

We left Lascaux ii in the rain which followed us to a small rural campsite in France. 

The owner was Dutch so we had to have a drink with them at happy hour or three.

We stayed in a cottage that night as the weather was shitty and we couldn't be bothered setting up in the rain.

Next morning we departed with rain chasing close behind.

Around that time they had major hail in Cognac and flooding in France.

That morning we drove into San Sebastion for a look around. We parked quite a distance from the central historical area (Centro Historico) and walked along the bay front.

Big black skies above towards France.

It rained when we reached the central area so we splashed out and got some brollies. 

Nice city with lots to see. 

Next stop was Burgos at another camp.

Sight seeing off course.

At this camp we met De and De. 

Pommy ex  hoteliers. Full of mirth and liked their ale.

Next stop was Salamanca.

Here is Linda by one of the many monuments. 

Another nice place with similar scenes.

Next stop was Portugal.

We started seeing scenes that were reminiscent of South America. I guess SA was influenced by Portugal.

Lots of rocks, tight scrub and brick buildings. The main difference was that it was clean and tidy. No rubbish like SA. 

We stayed in Aviero for a couple of nights. 

Hot days were just starting. 

Next stop was Lisbon which is the capital of Portugal.

We stayed across the harbour, from town, in a smallish settlement. Just a quick ferry ride into Lisbon to soak up the sights. 

 All around we could hear Fado music being played as this is part of their culture.
Have a listen to this YouTube clip.
https://youtu.be/ARS7Zi-Zpkw

Plaza

Above is the Fado stuff.

Here is the cities big castle. This was an awesome sight.

Fishing boats are also part of the culture here.

From Lisbon we drove to Seville back into Spain 

Another big beautiful city.

To many photos to show here.

Well that's the blog caught up until Gibraltar.

Talk soon.

Sam