Transfagarasan Highway – “The Long and Winding Road”

Transfagarsan Highway, Fahrvergnügen

Transfagarsan Highway, Fahrvergnügen

The Transfagarasan Highway was made famous by a British TV show which named it the world’s best highway for sports car enthusiasts.  It obviously would be great fun in a sports car with the road blocked off for a race, as it was a few days after these photos.  However, this was a very worrisome ride due to dodging fallen rocks and the aggressive Romanian drivers constantly passing on blind curves.
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Seville, Spain

Seville Metropol Curve

Seville Metropol Curve

Seville, Spain Metropol Parasol Structure

Our Seville rental, or as the Spaniards say, Sevilla, immediately appealed to me since another Calatrava masterpiece would be in view from our balcony and immediately outside the front door.  My mistake.  As it turns out, this world’s largest wooden structure is not a Calatrava at all, rather it was built by some German unfamiliar to me, Jürgen Mayor.
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