Wim Harwig

Categorie: while on vacation

  • Alquézar.

    Alquézar is situated in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park in Aragon, Spain. We have visited this old town on a rainy day. A few impressions during our walk through the town to the church…. No street in this city runs horizontally … ideal for walkers, because of no busy traffic through the narrow…

  • Rio Ara.

    Rio Ara.

    We made a short walk alongside the river near Jánovas: Rio Ara. For the construction of a dam at Jánovas (which fortunately did not take place), large tunnels were made for work traffic in the past. Nature has taken it back! The dead-end road is only 800 meters long but has now become a beautiful…

  • Jánovas revisited

    Jánovas revisited

    We were in Jánovas before, but it made such an intense impression that we wanted to go there again to see the progress of the restorations. All current information can be found on this site. A few streets have common facilities such as water, electricity and sewerage. They are also nicely sealed with a provisional…

  • Aragon

    Aragon

    We drove at ease through Aragon. A beautiful area where a proud people have lived for centuries, just listen to this song … It is a pity that the old culture of living in small villages nowadays suffers from migration to the big city. I expect that the coming energy- and economy transition will cause…

  • Rio Arba de Luesia

    Rio Arba de Luesia

    We stayed here for 2 nights to explore the area … It is a beautiful nature reserve … worth a visit again …

  • camper annex tiny home

    camper annex tiny home

    We saw this nice DIY camper in Esco … to nice not to be shown !

  • Esco

    Esco

    It’s known as an “Pueblo Abandonado”, but I’m not sure if it really was left voluntarily … Esco “A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.” Source: Abandoned Village of Esco – Sigüés, Spain – Atlas Obscura If you’re careful and aware of the dangers of an unlocked ruin, you can…

  • Through the Basque region from France to Spain …

    Through the Basque region from France to Spain …

    We were in Moliets-Plage when we read about the fire in Notre-Dame … The Basque region is fantastic to travel through … With our camper we want to be free, in a quiet and interesting place in nature, with an eye on the local history … Despite the low water level, photography was pleasant around…

  • Retired and then enjoy living in France!

    A former fellow student of Marjan is retired and has decided to live in the South of France … during our vacation we visited her. Her house has more or less remained in its original state as it was bought years ago. I tried to capture the romantic and inviting appearance. Nowadays she’s living like…

  • La Roche d’Oëtre

    La Roche d’Oëtre

    La Roche d’ Oëtre is a very nice area for nice walks. We have used it as a starting point for a camper trip to the Pyrenees …

  • Is it autumn?

    Is it autumn?

    Because we live on the coast, we don’t see autumn in nature as clearly as in woodlands.  [satire mode on] That’s why we went to the Ardennes to see firsthand how naturally fall looks for forest dwellers. Nowadays, with climate change, you do not know how things stand with the seasons. Science is only a belief, they…

  • melancholy

    melancholy

    At this time of the year where many “recharge their batteries” in Greece, I am day-dreaming and enjoying the autumn colours in my own backyard … Listening to music that evokes very different memories than what the lyrics are describing…But for me, Joan’s voice is a switch to go back in time … and become…

  • Solsona

    Solsona

    Solsona, a nice small town in Spain …                                                                          

  • Tuixent

    Tuixent

    We visited Tuixent . A beautiful small village in the Pyrenees.                             

  • One of the caves at Jánovas

    One of the caves at Jánovas

    Years ago, engineers started to make big drain channels near Jánovas that would belong to the future water reservoir. During construction, it was decided to stop the work. Thus it has remained as a useless cave of about 100 meters in length. It was 32 degrees Celcius outside, so I decided to cool off in…