Tarragona, Cataluynia

Technically it's in Spain of course, but spend a few days in the area and you're made aware in countless ways that you're not in real Spain--Cataluynia just happens to be part of Spain this century.


Tarragona is about an hour outside of Barcelona and it made a great vacation from my vacation. The small town was moving slow, partly because it was a holiday, and partly because it's a small town on the beach. It has a looong history though. The Romans developed it into a city of more than 250,000 and there are a lot of archeological sites in the area, including an impressive amphitheater.