Heathrow: time to sign off for a couple of weeks, next up I swap the Roman beaches of the Mediterranean for the Roman banks of the Meuse and the capital of Wallonia - Namur

Heathrow: walked and I made it to passport control ahead of the rest of my flight who were taking the shuttle.

Heathrow: positive we're 15 minutes early, negative we're at the B gates and the one with a two mile long jet bridge...

Heathrow: All credit to Mr Toddler, after his strop he's spent the entire flight sulking and even refused cookies and milk* (*small bottle of water and oat biscuits)

Barcelona: sitting in the emergency exit row, so no bags allowed under the seats. Guy in the row in front has just had a full on toddler strop because he was asked to put his small bag under the seat so that all exit row bags could go into the overhead bins...

Tarragona: What about forgetful Lady passengers...

Tarragona: more than 5 hours before my flight, but its either the 15:00 bus, or risking the heavily delayed trains at either 14:56 or 15:56...

Shorts: Playa El Miracle youtube.com/shorts/j8mOg...

Tarragona: Playa El Miracle, and no. I'm not going paddling in the Mediterranean in early February!

Tarragona: The headland at Fortí de la Reina

Tarragona: Playa El Miracle from Fortí de la Reina

Tarragona: Lantern tower of the Cathedral, Casa Canals, Torre del Pretori and the Amphitheatre from Fortí de la Reina

Tarragona: Fortí de la Reina

Tarragona: Fortí de Sant Jordi

Tarragona: just enough time for a walk out to (both closed) Fortí de Sant Jordi and Fortí de la Reina, the headland and then back along the Playa El Miracle

Shorts: H10 roof terrace close to sunset youtube.com/shorts/wZuQ5...

Tarragona: made it back to the hotel in time to head up to the rooftop pool (closed for the season) and terrace...

Tarragona: Nimfeu dels jardins del carrer Vapor (Nymphaeum in the gardens of Vapor Street)

Tarragona: All that remains of the Termes Romanes

Tarragona: Teatre de Tàrraco (Roman theatre of Tàrraco) 1/3

Tarragona: undergoing renovation, but you can still just about make out the Fòrum colonial de Tarraco

Tarragona: Mercat Central de Tarragona

Tarragona: Monument als Castellers. Monument to the Catalan tradition of building human towers

Shorts: Casa Canals youtube.com/shorts/HyWtB...

Tarragona: on the roof of Casa Canals

Tarragona: Casa Canals, late 18th century house that once played host to King Charles IV.

Shorts: Catedral de Santa Tecla youtube.com/shorts/SbtUL...

Tarragona: concluding my visit to the Cathedral in the cloister garden.

Tarragona: Cathedral museum

Tarragona: more from the Cathedral 1/3

Tarragona: First stop of the morning Catedral Santa Tecla

Tarragona at night: Amphitheatre, Circus, Torre del Pretori, and Forum

Shorts: Passeig Arqueològic and the Ancient walls of Tarragona youtube.com/shorts/BMLxm...

Tarragona: Walls were in use from Roman era up until mid 19th Century with many changes along the way...

Tarragona: Passeig Arqueològic i Muralla Romana de Tarragona 1/3

Tarragona: Nice long lunch in the Plaça de la Font, now back to the Roman stuff...

Shorts: Torre del Pretori youtube.com/shorts/b_rJN...

Tarragona: View from the top of the Castell del Rei 1/2

Tarragona: Castell del Rei, built on top of the Torre del Pretori

Tarragona: The Torre del Pretori 1/3

Shorts: Circ romà de Tàrraco youtube.com/shorts/nwbdh...

Tarragona: Underneath the stands of the Circus 1/3

Tarragona: The Circ romà de Tàrraco 1/3

Shorts: Amfiteatre romà de Tarragona youtube.com/shorts/l6kRZ...

Tarragona: Amfiteatre romà de Tarragona 1/3

Tarragona: The Rambla Nova

Shorts: The Roman Walls youtube.com/shorts/nbs9Y...

🎞️New Video just gone live August 2025, And I've headed to the capital of a Danish island that's part of the Capital county, but closer to Sweden, Germany and Poland than it is to Copenhagen. youtu.be/_Do0NH43gQA Part 2 next Thursday...

Tarragona: approaching the Cathedral

Tarragona: Portal del Roser