Dead season.
Dead season.
In tour agency to us were delighted, only were surprised very much. Even
Were curious - cautiously not to frighten off the strange
Clients, - from what it we were going to in the Kosta-gilthead, well-known on
All Europe the Spanish sea resort, in the end of March, when the sea
Still hopelessly cold and all aquaparks are closed. "We want in
Spring vacation to take a walk across Catalonia, and to bathe it is possible and in
Covered pool ", - we responded, dashing booking room for a two
Adults and the child for a week in four-stars hotel with
Magnificent own sport centre. In similar hotels
The European capitals for the same money it would be possible to catch unless
That a single room for one day exactly at any time year. But
We went to seaside settlement where summer of tourists will be in ten
Times more, than local residents, while - a dead season, as
Affects the prices rather distinctly. Hotel with a breakfast and
Supper, air tickets to Barcelona and back, visas, medical
The insurance - all it together on us a three costed 1250 dollars.
However, we п п -86 has appeared almost last admitted in
Capital of Catalonia by noisy Russian plane. Now, with
Introduction in action of restrictions on noise, tickets, probably,
A little will rise in price: more silent our planes less
Are capacious.
About Barcelona we will not speak in detail. About a city,
Glorified by amazing and strange architectural creations
Antonio Gaudi, and without us it is told much. Especially it is a lot of - just
This year, after all 2002 is declared UNESCO year of Gaudi. In Barcelona
There pass the exhibitions devoted to it, graceful calendars are published with
The image of its creations and new books about him.
I will notice only, that from settlement La-Pineda where we lived, to
Barcelonas the excursion bus goes one and a half hour.
It is possible to reach and: from the next resort small town Salou
By rail. Hour per a train - and please, here to you and
Under construction temple Sagrada well-known for the whole world the Surname, and parkway
Ramblav the cheerful magnificence. Reviving "statues", street
Conjurers, flower rynochek, and nearby - bird's: parrots of all
Colours and solid hens with cocks, ducklings, krolchata and strausjata
emu which it is especially a pity to see in a cage:
Run, poor, business gait of one metre there and the same
Metre back. Unless such open spaces are necessary to an ostrich? In general, here
Necessarily you will recollect, that you are, actually, a stone's throw away from
Africa. Squares and the areas are decorated by palm trees - not those shaggy
Mediterranean as so here grow everywhere, and proud
Such, direct and very tall, as ship masts -
The Madagascar.
"Port Aventura".
Conversations on "Port Aventure" have begun in Sheremetev.
Youth from five till eighteen years, pining in expectation of flight,
It was consoled in sweet dreams about Spanish "Disneyland".
It was necessary to wait a little, however.
While have reached Barcelona; while went by the bus from
The Barcelonian airport to the hotels in resort small towns and
Settlements of "gold coast" - Kosta - the Gilthead: went among rocks and
Green mountains and even, to delight of children, it is direct through mountains, on
To tunnels, such long and dark, that became strashnovato;
While admired from a window on the palm trees which are sticking out of the earth, as if
The big pineapples, yes fluffy Mediterranean pines with
Long-predlinnymi needles, as at pitsundskoj pines, and large
Cones like the cedar; while our northern schoolboys guessed, that
For snags equal numbers grow on beds - and were it naked
Still, without leaves and colours, vineyards, say, have reached
Yes have lodged, there has come evening. But next morning, not
Doubt, we have set straight to Port Aventura.
The blessing, winter break there has terminated one week prior to ours
Arrival - since March, 15th the park is opened and now will work already to
The beginnings of January.
In this park of the entertainments, the second in Europe on scale after
Parisian "evrolenda", just disneevskih motives are not present. Port
Aventura - "thematic park", broken napjat ethnographic
Zones: the Mediterranean, the Wild West, Mexico, China, Polynesia.
Swing-roundabouts - not to count, even at the biggest
Diligence hardly it will be possible to bypass all for one day. One
Roller coaster of different degrees izuverstva - pieces five... Not
That six...
Somewhere after the third author of these lines has lost count. Business in
Volume, that on hills start up children on growth: at an input costs tetenka
With a special measured poker also checks, the child has grown already to
The attraction entrusted to it or still is not present. My second-grader all
Time got to a category "to go for a drive it is possible, but only with mum".
And mum naobrushivalas from almost steep slopes,
navvinchivalas for the speed in a spiral for all life, till now,
As I will recollect, badly becomes.
It is excessive to say, that the child was in full delight, jumped and
Shouted: "Well, mums, I want still!" Only on the greatest hill in
"Port Aventure" - it the greatest in Europe - a hill "Dregon
Kap "in the Chinese part of park we have not got: there were no four
Growth centimetres. And thanks God. This is painfully intricately bent
"Tsar-dragon": continuous loops, Moebius's sheets yes on one side
Laying spirals that is to go for a drive hardly probable not all time - downwards
Head, yes without interruption from a loop in a loop, yes long what
Line, horror...
Teenagers stand in a queue crowd. Besides overland hills in
Park are available various water - on them sigajut by boats,
Having covered with raincoats which here are on sale. By the summer should
To open new, entirely a water zone of park - Kosta-Kariba, here
From hills will go down not by boats, and by swimming.
But "Port Aventura" - not only park of entertainments, it also
The children's encyclopaedia into which it is possible to enter the feet.
"An ancient temple of the Mexican Indians", "the Great Chinese wall",
"The Chinese palace", "Polynesian idols" - all it, of course,
Scenery, but outwardly carefully reproducing the original. And here, to
To example, a press in newspaper edition "Territorial tribjun"
In "the Wild West" - that in general, similar, present: at us similar
Machine tools - of "American" still forty years ago it is exact with might and main
Were used, on them printed regional newspapers.
Most surprising and touching in park - absolutely
The presents, without a deceit live plants of the presented countries.
Cactuses in two human growth in "Mexico", deaf thickets
Green bamboo along a path conducting to "China", graceful
Tiny sosenki under "the Great Chinese wall" and more
Set of any botanical strangers, shirokolistvennyh and
Prickly, brightly blossoming and evergreen, ljubovno grown up on
To all park - the blessing, a climate allows.
All this beauty, and also the representations which are passing in
Different ethnographic zones of park, can easy admire and
Parents with kids (here there are rooms for pelenanija, and for
Children of years of two-three it is possible to hire a sedentary carriage), and
Not walking invalids - they drive about on local, park,
Bright electric invalid carriages. To landing stage, where
The beautiful ships important sliding on silent waters approach, it is possible
To approach on a carriage on a ramp. Those go for a drive on the ships also to whom
The age or state of health prevents to indulge in more noisy
To entertainments, and the brave young which have got tired of dashing roundabouts
Sportsmen. The local railway for all comers suits with
Deafeningly whistling steam locomotive.
Resolutely the classical does not demand sports preparation
Exhibition roundabout in "the Wild West" - simply wooden circle with
Horsies, buffalo s and vehicles, it is perfect anything especial,
Unless very elegant by sight - but, present, uses
Invariable popularity, to the people all time is full - all
Age, from children and teenagers to grandmothers and grandfathers.
Polynesian part of park-paradise for kids, here especially
It is a lot of attractions for the smallest: the same hills, overland and
Water, the same "the mad bus" and a pendant roundabout
-Only all low, not fast and informidable. In addition
To pay for attractions it is not required: having bought the entrance ticket for 23
The euro if you are younger than thirteen years or is more senior fifty nine,
And for 31 euros if you any more the child, but yet "seigneur", - it is possible
To go for a drive all the day on everything though on five times.
Only, if there is a turn, it is necessary each time anew in it
To become. For invalids tickets are cheaper - 17 euros. It is possible to buy
The ticket for two days on end-then will manage the second day in the half-prices.
There are the special "express tickets", allowing to pass without
Turns on one or several attractions etc. In any case
The ticket is bought at once, at an input. But unexpected danger for
Parental purses nevertheless has hidden and in park. And
Speech at all about cafe (though in Port Aventura, by the way, not
It is authorised to come with the meal) and not about souvenir shops
Continually.
The present death there where suggest three times to get successively
Ball in a can or to throw two cubes so that sides have dropped out
Identical colour or to throw balls in artfully suspended
Basketball baskets to win a soft toy pig
In size with a padded stool, an inflatable hammer growth with pjatiklassnika and others
Similar treasures. Attempt - one euro, three attempts - all two
Euro... Also has gone-has gone.
Romans in Tarragona.
In Tarragona, the big industrial city, the second after
Barcelonas cargo port of Catalonia, we have arrived to look on
The Roman ruins. The city of Tarrako was capital of the Spanish province
Roman empire. Near to highway nearby to a city fine
The two-storeyed aqueduct worked still by slaves of Rome was saved. In
To the Tarragona at the sea - ruins of the Roman amphitheatre - rather
Impressive construction.
In all old part of a city where you will curtail - you will come across on
Excavation. At bottom of any absolutely new houses - whether centuries
XVII, whether п Iп - well, in general, our, II millenium of the item e., in
Which all of us were born, - the next piece of the Roman wall, and nearby
Board with explanatories of archeologists.
At last, the most amazing the-Roman circus (our way,
Hippodrome). Almost hundred metres of stone arcades, on
To which can go, moreover uncountable lateral premises.
The child wash with instant has forgotten that very much did not want to Tarragona, and
Third time in "Port Aventura" wanted: it rushed on Roman circus,
As the Roman horse, wishing by all means to climb in each "room", and
Was surprised: as it is people such have constructed - so a long time, without
Electricity, without cars, without elevating cranes. Oblaziv all
Excavation and having seen enough of antique white sculptures, huge
Mosaic pictures and the amphoras which have acquired cockleshells in the archaeological
Museum, we left on the small cosy area and have seen, that
Easter evening has come. In streets to full people - walk
Families, with kids in carriages, the companies, with neighbours and friends
- And all were obviously adjusted to celebrate with all the heart, slowly, cheerfully
And peacefully.
And it finally that main thing, because of what our fellow citizens
Strive to go on a vacation to another's abroad. Not only for the sake of
Of beauty of the nature and architecture monuments - at us the it is full. And
At all for the sake of the hot sun: Russia too not all lays for Polar
Around. Aradi that at least week to have a rest from thought, that,
For example, on an evening carnival in the big park with small children
There is nothing, because without drunk fight business will not manage, and
On road the strongest survives, therefore the driver of the pedestrian not
Will pass never... In Spain to feel comfortable,
It is enough to learn one word: "Ola!" - an accent on the second syllable.
It as English "hellou!". Having entered into cafe, in a little shop, in
The bus, simply having met someone even absolutely unfamiliar, in
Hotel corridor, tell: "Ola!" - and blagoraspolozhenie
Associates to you it is provided. At Spaniards such habit: greet
Continually. There is a sense to go to them on a week -
To practise.
Alexander LATSIS, "New News".
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//* an information Source: New News, 12.04.02
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